Interview with Flexilis, a world record attempt on reading RFID tags from a distance. The end result was a bit over 69 feet on top of the roof of DEFCON. This is a special enhanced podcast (this file plays images and links in iTunes and on iPod color devices). Right click or Control + click to download this M4B to your local system. iTunes: Click this link and click SUBSCRIBE. ODEO: click here.
MAKE pal Jason Striegel has a great interview and HOW TO from DEFCON on picking a dead-bolt…Here’s a quick and dirty deadbolt lock picking howto that’ll give you and your friends some cheap entertainment on a slow weekend afternoon. Link.
Interview with one of the MAKERs of the “Bloodhound” gun “live” from DEFCON. It’s a low cost “gun” made from a Pocket PC and some off the shelf parts that can find rouge Wireless access points. This is a special enhanced podcast (this file plays images and links in iTunes and on iPod color devices). Right click or Control + click to download this M4B to your local system. iTunes: Click this link and click SUBSCRIBE. ODEO: click here.
Interview with one of the MAKERs who created the KegBot! A linux based beer dispensing / tracking system “live” from DEFCON. This is a special enhanced podcast (this file plays images and links in iTunes and on iPod color devices). Right click or Control + click to download this M4B to your local system. iTunes: Click this link and click SUBSCRIBE. ODEO: click here.
Interview with Janus wireless and their 5 Wi-Fi card packet capturing Linux box. This is a special enhanced podcast (this file plays images and links in iTunes and on iPod color devices). Right click or Control + click to download this M4B to your local system. iTunes: Click this link and click SUBSCRIBE. ODEO: click here.
Everyone at DEFCON went out of their way to get/learn/explore the Cisco flaw because of the way it was (poorly) handled…Angered and inspired by Cisco’s attempts to suppress news of the flaw earlier in the week, several computer security experts at the Defcon computer-security conference worked past midnight Saturday to discover and map out the vulnerability. I saw the PDF(s) actually being handed out to random people all over Vegas too. Link.
The vendor room at DEFCON is always a real treat. From metric tons of old computers to how-to books on everything you should and should ever even consider. I also ran in to the folks from the BBS Documentary; the audio interview will be posted up shortly. Here are some photos of neat old computers and parts that were for sale…Link.
