Re:Quick Start Guide for Flipper Zero
by kstrauser on Friday May 13, 2022 @02:11PM
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I've never wanted something so badly that I didn't even know existed until 5 minutes ago.
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It's pretty nifty, I got mine a few weeks ago. I'm not sure it was worth waiting 2 years, but their team has been very transparent about their hardships and I've learned about manufacturing at scale from their updates. I do wish they let their devs spend more time on the tamagotchi side to liven it up some(although the whole software interface could use some more work too - they're still pre-v1 firmware)
Exactly what I felt. I got to learn about Flipper Zero a couple days ago and since then I see it online everywhere.
I always wanted to "jailbreak" the NFC cards and key fobs I get from work and apartments. This minimal device seems fun and functional.
Probably thats why if you search on eBay there are a lot of scalpers.
Re:Quick Start Guide for Flipper Zero
by Simon_O_Rourke on Friday May 13, 2022 @02:22PM
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I've never wanted something so badly I've ordered about 6 months back!
Resist the urge. Your smartphone is far more powerful.
In what sense? My phone doesn't have a programmable radio I have access to, can't do RFID and doesn't have GFIO pins for accessories. Its NFC is unreliable - I've programmed tags with it and it's miserable. It has no IR transmitter or receiver, no MicroSD slot. In fact my cell phone does almost nothing the Flipper Zero does except Bluetooth.
Re:Quick Start Guide for Flipper Zero
by operator-name on Friday May 13, 2022 @06:08PM
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> Flipper Zero is a portable multi-tool for pentesters and geeks in a toy-like body. It loves hacking digital stuff, such as radio protocols, access control systems, hardware and more. It's fully open-source and customizable, so you can extend it in whatever way you like.
From the sounds of it it's fulfilling a very different niche. I'd like you see a smartphone that exposes gpio pins.
That's not everything. Dedicated hardware is fun to play with, and my phone doesn't have GPIO pins.
Just buy e.g. a USB-C -> GPIO extension for your phone.
Or a Bluetooth one for greater versatility, ideally in a nice case for portability.
Bonus points if it nicely packages a screen, few buttons, and some of the most comon radio chips I often want to interface too.
You mean like one of these [0]? It has GPIO pins, Bluetooth LE, a nice case, a screen, a few buttons, a bunch of common radio chips, and apparently a virtual dolphin for some reason.