A developer reverse-engineered the Nokia 110 4G's firmware to turn its Calculator app into a chat interface that connects to DeepSeek's chat API. The prototype lets users type messages on the number pad and have the AI agent control phone functions like checking battery level, toggling the torch, starting calls, and setting alarms. The app is loaded into RAM from a computer and currently must be reloaded after every restart or power-off since permanent installation isn't yet solved.
github.com
· 2026-10-08
A GitHub project documents reverse engineering of the M-VAVE FM-1 pocket synthesizer's firmware, identifying its hardware as a JieLi AC791N/WL82 chip with a pi32v2 CPU and a six-operator FM synthesis engine derived from the Dexed/msfa codebase. The repository provides disassembly, function databases, OTA update-protocol analysis, and USB-MIDI tooling, but the maintainers state the main branch deliberately excludes any replacement firmware or custom firmware builders, with that experimental work isolated on a separate branch.
github.com
· 2026-10-07
A hobbyist took apart an Egret GT electric scooter, examined its Bluetooth app and firmware update mechanism, and discovered a way to bypass its PIN lock via a hidden firmware update mode. He also found the scooter silently transmits unlisted telemetry data, including driving-mode duration, motor current, battery voltage and charge history, and went on to write custom Rust firmware for the scooter's display unit.
bensimms.moe
· 2026-09-10
An engineer spent two weeks pointing an AI coding agent, Claude Opus 5, at the firmware and update tools of everyday USB peripherals—a microphone, a webcam, and a key light. The agent extracted a full command shell from the microphone, found a way to disable the webcam's recording LED while it still captures video, and discovered the key light accepts unauthenticated memory writes from any device on the same WiFi network.
schlarp.com
· 2026-08-23
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