Category Archives: android

Interesting stuff to secure things in android

Posted on February 15, 2016 by robertwilkie

Most of the stuff I know already in this article. But the bit about “pinning” screens in Android 5.x and up, I didn’t. http://www.computerworld.com/article/3029725/android/7-android-tools-that-can-help-your-personal-security.html?token=%23tk.CTWNLE_nlt_computerworld_daily_shark_2016-02-12&idg_eid=ae6ec1ab9f042d4f0493c0e51dc0924e&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Computerworld%20Daily%20Shark%202016-02-12&utm_term=computerworld_daily_shark#tk.cw_nlt_computerworld_daily_shark_2016-02-12

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Nice article on using Blynk with Arduino

Posted on January 6, 2016 by robertwilkie

I remember the kickstarter project for Blynk. Blynk was to be a platform to create interfaces to control the arduino from andriod or macOS, etc etc etc. Not so sure how success it was, but it looks like some folks … Continue reading →

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A 2 way RPi Mirror

Posted on January 5, 2016 by robertwilkie

OK I like this build over some of the andriod based versions I have seen since, well, You are using a full blown linux system that is easier (for me) to update and modify. Also you can use a bigger … Continue reading →

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Build your own smartmirror

Posted on October 30, 2015 by robertwilkie

Nice build using an old android tablet. Down side…well could be a bit hard to “update” the tablet. And I haven’t a clue where to go to get 2-way mirror plastic locally in large sizes. Also I can’t tell if … Continue reading →

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Capital One has made there own two factor authentication

Posted on October 26, 2015 by robertwilkie

Capital One (bank) pushed out an app for two factor authentication, called SwiftID. It sat least a step forward for a bank to authenticate its users but…I wonder if its a proprietary implementation or if its using something like oauth … Continue reading →

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Need to do a memory dump of an Android Device, use LiMe

Posted on October 9, 2015 by robertwilkie

Its a linux based tool that will pull the memory off an android device…..Looks interesting but I haven’t tried it out myself yet. http://www.darknet.org.uk/2015/10/lime-linux-memory-extractor/

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Cool stand to automate touches on a phone

Posted on September 25, 2015 by robertwilkie

Nice build on an automated “touch” for a cell phone. The author built it for his game that he plays, I am thinking this may make a good physical tester for touch screens. http://www.instructables.com/id/Physical-Phone-Automation-Stand/?ALLSTEPS

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Make your phone be an Oscillosope and function generator

Posted on September 15, 2015 by robertwilkie

Apparently there are apps for Android and Apple you can use for this. The author uses about $20 in parts to build the control box and then that goes into the phone for the apps to control. Cool build. Could … Continue reading →

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My review of the Pepple Watch (Original) and why its a good deal now

Posted on September 15, 2015 by robertwilkie

Three years ago, when the kickstarter project came out for the Pepple Watch, I wanted one. But I wasn’t going to fork out the kind of cash (I think $200) for it. Well a month ago I bought a used … Continue reading →

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Interesting opensource tools from Facebook

Posted on September 8, 2015 by robertwilkie

I have to give props to Facebook for opensourcing several of there tools. A few out of the list that caught my eye are: Buck: for building small resuable modules in Android Orgami: A tool to build modern user interfaces … Continue reading →

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