New update for the Freebox Server

Free continues to improve the server part of the box with many fixes and new features for downloading and remote access via an updated 2.0.3 update.

Freebox Revolution became a real server from the 2.0 update, with the arrival of Freebox OS and development of the seedbox function. Since Monday, the Free even better with an update numbered 2.0.3 regarding the API, remote access or fixing bugs in downloads. We find for example blocking duplicates in streams, better compatibility with RSS or unlocking remote access with Freebox Companion.

Side improvements, we can now restrict port forwarding to a single IP address, and a message indicates when the internal hard drive is almost full. As usual, just plug and unplug its Freebox to install this update. (EP)

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Privacy and Security: the nightmare of the smart home.

The connected home, a dream, but a nightmare for your privacy. Almost everything in your home is as likely to be hacked: your screens, your cameras, your smart meter, your fridge ... and even your bathroom!

You've probably heard of the "smart home"? Basically, it is a house full of sensors, detecting the ambient temperature or the presence of a person, and regulates itself in energy consumption.

The "house of the future" ultimate in home automation, you should also protect more effectively with its cameras, and increase your comfort by allowing you eg to surf the Internet from any room, through any object. In short, a smart house is a "connected" with the Internet of Things.


All this is fine, but as all things "connected" your "smart home" can easily be hacked. And this is where it gets cold in the back: a hacker will be able to lock or unlock the doors to your house and watch you through your cameras. It may even ... open and close the toilet lid (smart, too)!

Home who sees all

Good for WC, it's a joke, even if it is possible. But for the rest, this is very serious. At Black Hat Forum held this summer in Las Vegas, Dan Crowley, security researcher company Trustwave presented the risks of smart home.

In the foreground, he showed how, in a few minutes, he could hack and change the PIN code lock a "smart home" to close or open the doors to the knowledge of the owner. Using surveillance cameras and motion detectors of the smart home, and controlling alarm systems, an attacker would be able to prepare meticulously burglary, or worse.

According to Dan Crowley, the advantage of a connected home, namely control everything remotely via a smartphone, tablet or PC is not without risk to personal safety and privacy.

Thus, according to the researcher, the servers which pass communications between your home and your external devices are far from secure. An attacker would be able to "watch people" a house with cameras and microphones connected devices, even "harm them."

"The biggest risk is that a flaw can give you access to hundreds of thousands of homes at once," said Dan Crowley. "In this case, someone could easily make a real crime wave," he adds.

And not necessarily need to go that far to terrorize someone, just take control of the lights in the house and play with, as if the house was "haunted" ...


"A wealth of data"
As explained ReadWrite site, "your smart home" is a "data mine". I already wrote a post about the risks of "smart meters" ("smart meters") - this is in the same vein.

"The information that is available in a smart home can be really extraordinary detail," explains Rebecca Jeschke of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). Thus, besides the fact that an attacker may know the contents of your fridge (too clever) analysis of energy consumption of a household can "reveal details about the habits of the family, their jobs time "... and help out when you're not home.

"The pirates set aside" is the risk of being monitored by the police or the authorities. "If the police suspect me of being a drug lord, will they access the images from my cameras?" Asks ReadWrite. For security reasons, we could also be tracked ... in our own home.

No matter falling into paranoia, of course, companies that sell items online for your future home are working seriously to ensure security. But beware, just do not use these things blindly.

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The Puzzle Keyboard, a keyboard that fits

This new concept could change our typing habits. The Puzzle Keyboard is a keyboard 100% customizable.

Do you really need all the keys on your keyboard? Have you ever wanted to change the keyboard layout? The Puzzle Keyboard is for you!
This concept is, as its name suggests, a keyboard with independent keys apart. The keyboard can be adapted to the preferences and practices of each, it can be separated into different parts and free the user to place each key where it sees fit.

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IFA 2013 : Ricoh Theta , a 360 ° digital camera

With Ricoh Theta Japanese automaker out of beaten track and announces 360 ° digital camera works with an iPhone , iPod or iPad.

Digital camera, the Ricoh Theta is distinguished by its unique function to take " spherical " 360 photographs . For this, the Theta has a double patented Ricoh lens on both sides of the device. Each optical module takes a snapshot at 180 ° , the machine will do so to assemble .

Taking a picture is very simple, since the Ricoh Theta has only one button. Featuring Wi- Fi , it was designed to work with a smartphone or tablet. For the moment only iOS is supported , but the Android version is scheduled for the end of 2013 by Ricoh. The picture unit 360 Ricoh creates its own Wi -Fi network to which the terminal is to connect iOS . Via an application iPhone, iPod touch or iPad to access Theta and load images or synchronize them back by deleting the device ( the choice is made in the preferences) .

This is the same application that allows you to view and navigate through the photos via a touch interface. The user then walks actually 360 ° in the picture. A Less ask Theta on one foot, the photographer's hand is still partly visible. The smartphone application ( free download) allows you to share photos of 360 different social networks (Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr ... ) .

An application is also available for Mac and PC to view the 360 ° images made ​​with the Ricoh Theta on a computer.

Ricoh announces the arrival of Theta for the month of October in the United States, France , Germany and the United States at $ 399, 399 euros and 320 livres.Si the concept is fun and rather successful product ( CNET was able to take over some time ) are price seems prohibitive for him to win

Ricoh Theta : Specifications

Distance Shooting : Approx. 10cm to infinity (from the front of the lens )

Exposure Control : Automatic

Exposure Compensation : Manual ( -2.0 to +2.0 EV pr in 1/ 3 EV )

ISO Sensitivity: Auto ISO 100 ~ 1600

White Balance: Auto

Shutter speed : Auto 1/8000 ~ 1/7.5 seconds

Memory: Internal 4GB about

Memory capacity : 1200 pictures

Battery life : 200 shots with a fully charged battery ( with Wi -Fi ® enabled and transmitting images at 30 second intervals , the time may vary depending on usage )

Dimensions: 42 mm x 129 mm x 22.8 mm / 17.4 mm depth without lenses

Weight : 95 grams

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Mouse Paper Touchpad

When I watched some videos on YouTube, hit short video which adopted its own on the fingers of his hand and a few simple materials to move the mouse without having to play mouse that normally we Bagtinaha markets, which is a very beautiful experience that you look and deepen, so I made ​​inquiries about them I liked to share with you this new entry, so you experience if they so wished.

You can make this mouse, which only works on laptops, through the primitive and simple materials as I said, is that you need to take a square piece of paper and pencils dry graphite via fully coded to be covered by this article, to become electrical connector when connected to electric son.

Paper and turns the touch screen, you will be connected via USB connected by four son, who, by the way parts are sold in stores for power tools, and when you are available by wire Insert the USB drive into your device, and the other four parts are links to each of the parties to all corners of the paper as shown in the video below, and thus obtained a primary material used mouse where your hand to move the arrow on the type of laptop.

And now you can watch this video to learn how to more

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