A laser pointer can trick your smart devices into opening your doors, starting your car
A thief lies in wait across the street, hiding in the bushes and waiting for the lights of your television to go dark. Once you’re in bed, he aims a laser pointer at your Amazon Echo device, and tricks it into opening your garage door. With another laser, he tells Alexa to start your car. A team of …
Caleb Overmeyer flipped this story into Technology•1620d
More stories from Consumer Tech
More stories from Technology
- CNN Businessflipped into All Stories
Pro-Trump network OAN and Smartmatic settle 2020 election defamation case
CNN — Voting technology company Smartmatic and the far-right network One America News said Tuesday that they had settled a defamation lawsuit stemming from the outlet’s lies about the 2020 election. “The case has been resolved pursuant to a confidential agreement,” OAN attorney Chip Babcock told …
Trump Media Stock Plummets After Truth Social Announces Live TV Streaming Platform
Truth Social will offer content "that has been canceled, is at risk of cancellation, or is being suppressed on other platforms and services," the …
NEW: Smartmatic and OANN Reach Settlement in Election Defamation Suit
Smartmatic settled its defamation lawsuit against OANN for an undisclosed sum on Tuesday, bringing an end to the first of several legal fights …
Join the flipboard community
Discover, collect, and share stories for all your interests
Sign upMore stories from Gadgets
- Dr. Paul Cesariniflipped into Mobile Tech Weekly
iOS 17.5 will allow something previously unthinkable on iPhone
Apple is getting ready to launch iOS 17.5, which will legally allow a practice Apple frowned deeply upon until very recently. Users in the EU well be …
SpaceX to Shut Off Starlink Access for Users Outside Availability Areas
The decision is upsetting users based in Africa, where internet speeds are often slow. But SpaceX says it needs to crack down as it waits for …
- Crea Unrisflipped into NATURALLY NUBILE
17 Dead-End Careers That Will Disappear in the Next Decade
The world knows artificial intelligence (AI) is coming for our jobs. What we don’t yet understand is how far the impact will reach. The experts …