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ZDNet ☛ Amazon's Vega OS coming to Fire TVs this year - what it means for your devices
Amazon Fire TV devices are convenient, but their interface is among the least user-friendly I've tested. While Amazon has worked to improve its FireOS with frequent updates, the company is reportedly working on releasing a proprietary operating system called Vega OS that could enhance the user experience.
This new operating system could be announced as early as next week during the Amazon Devices and Services event, which kicks off Tuesday, September 30. New Fire TV hardware could feature Vega OS before the end of the year, according to journalist Janko Roettgers.
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Thomas Buck ☛ Smart Meter Bridge
Unfortunately the meter is mounted in the basemet of my apartment building, too far for any WiFi signals. So I decided to try out LoRa to transmit the data, using two Heltec LoRa32 dev boards.
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[Old] Diego Elio Pettenò ☛ Whirlpool AP330W: It’s A Trap
The good news when looking at this board, is that it provides access (on the back side, not pictured) to some kind of serial port — CN3 is marked with a 4-wires GND/+5 and RXD/TXD connectors. In addition to this, the non-populated CN5, which is barely visible on the left of that picture, appears to be a SWD (Single-Wire Debug) header (see Remote Debugging). Which means this board (and by extension this purifier) could be somewhat hackable, if you were so inclined.