Hacker News with Generative AI: Bluetooth

Track your devices via Apple FindMy network in Go/TinyGo (github.com/hybridgroup)
Go Haystack lets you track personal Bluetooth devices via Apple's massive "Find My" network.

Bluetooth, Tracking, Apple, Open Source

361 points by deadprogram 7 days ago | 113 comments

The Weird BLE-Lock – Hacking Cloud Locks (nv1t.github.io)
tl;dr; My knowledge in Bluetooth LE Communication got quite rusty over time and i wanted to refresh it with an easy target the other day. I wanted to open up the lock with a simple bluetooth command but ended up having access to their entire backend database with a lot of unique users across their entire product lineup.

Security, Bluetooth, Hacking, Databases

49 points by moonsword 53 days ago | 4 comments

Fun with Logitech MX900 Bluetooth receivers (2006) (nynaeve.net)
For some time now, I have been partial to cordless mice; they’re much less of a hastle to use than “conventional” mice, especially if you use a laptop primarily.

Hardware, Mice, Reviews, Technology, Bluetooth

50 points by userbinator 65 days ago | 40 comments

Show HN: Bluetooth USB Peripheral Relay – Bridge Bluetooth Devices to USB (github.com/bahaaador)
This project creates a Bluetooth USB HID relay using a Raspberry Pi Zero (or similar OTG-enabled single-board computer). It allows you to use Bluetooth keyboards and mice with computers that have Bluetooth disabled, by presenting the board as a composite USB HID device.

Hardware, Bluetooth, USB, Raspberry Pi

233 points by bahaaador 66 days ago | 113 comments

Practical Introduction to BLE GATT Reverse Engineering: Hacking the Domyos EL500 (2023) (jcjc-dev.com)
My goal for this project was quite specific, leaving many details unexplored (for now). This post aims to be a quick reference for my future self, and to hopefully help anyone else who might be interested in doing something similar.

Reverse Engineering, Bluetooth, Hardware, IoT, Hacking

67 points by greesil 86 days ago | 8 comments

How to beg/borrow/steal your way to a cross platform Bluetooth LE library (2023) (nonpolynomial.com)

Bluetooth, Cross-Platform Development, Programming, Software Libraries

80 points by nateb2022 176 days ago | 10 comments

TUI for Managing Bluetooth on Linux (github.com/pythops)

Linux, Bluetooth, User Interface, Software, Open Source

11 points by pythops 187 days ago | 4 comments

Firmware update hides a device’s Bluetooth fingerprint (today.ucsd.edu)

Security, Firmware, Bluetooth

151 points by transpute 188 days ago | 49 comments

A terminal-based Bluetooth manager for Linux (darkhz.github.io)