Brick O'Lore

New Offensive USB Cable Allows Remote Attacks over WiFi  - scary stuff. That's why you need to wrap your dongle .

Tomu: a tiny, open-source hardware computer that fits in a USB port! @xobs , my long-time collaborator and friend, has teamed up with @mit...

This Baofeng Tech Amazon Prime Day Deal is now live: PC03 FTDI USB Programming Cable for BaoFeng, Kenwood, Wouxun, AnyTone If you don...

A how-to video for installing and programming your  Baofeng Tech UV-2501+220 . Grab the software here . You'll need a USB cable like the...

I've been manually programming everything in to the  UV-2501+220  and I plan on doing a short video tutorial of the process. However, I ...

So back in October of 2014, an updated FTDI driver prevented non-genuine/fake chips from working . It appears Windows Update is pushing out ...

We love these handmade glowing radio-tube USB drives https://t.co/NqvNCaqkHA pic.twitter.com/1nuAebAfdQ — Boing Boing (@BoingBoing) Octo...

I've looked at face plates that have integrated USB ports, but the  SnapPower Charger  is different in that it requires no wiring. ...

The new Macbook has a Type C USB connector . "USB-C port with support for: Charging USB 3.1 Gen 1 (up to 5 Gbps) Native DisplayPort ...

So the driver that bricks the fake chips is being pulled from Windows Update : "As you are probably aware, the semiconductor indust...

This should be fun... expect the Yahoo Groups to blow up with the "I can't program my radio" posts. The new driver is availabl...

$20 for a genuine FTDI chip is probably a bargain for most considering the amount of time some have invested in trying to get a knock-off t...

You don't want to catch (or spread) anything !

Looks like the ReVolt is no longer available, but they are working on a replacement that may show up in June. (Kudo's to Bill of ReVolt...

I agree with Julian (G4ILO) , the various Yahoo Groups are almost unreadable right now due to the flood of programming issues - mostly relat...

You can get the USB programming cable on ebay now . RadioShop888 appears to be the first to market with it. I'm tempted to order one, b...

We knew one was coming, but I think we are one step closer to a USB programming cable for the Baofeng UV-3R. Minimum order quantity of 5. ...