Hacking the green goose for fun and profit

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[Troy] recently got his hands on a greengoose starter kit and like any HAD reader would do, proceeded to probe it mercilessly. The greengoose appears to be some sort of location-tracking device which reports back to a server on the position and location of radio transmitters relative to it. [Troy] managed to not only get the base-station's firmware, but to also hack it and greengoose's data to … [Read more...]

The Gauntlet: A 1 Watt Laser Module

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This is the gauntlet; a place where things are tortured in ways that only an engineer could appreciate. Today's victim is a 1.0W green laser module, manufactured by Suzhou Daheng under the brand name "DHOM". As far as Chinese laser manufacturers go, Suzhou Daheng is about one rung lower than CNI in terms of quality. Although US companies like Coherent blow these guys out of the water, … [Read more...]