The SmartCar OBD2 USB Device bus has become a defacto standard in modern cars. Just about everything electronic in a car these days talks over this bus, which makes it fertile ground for aspiring hackers. [Daniel Velazquez] is striking out in this area, attempting to decode the messages on the CAN bus of his Smart ForTwo.[Daniel] has had some…[Read more]

The LightSafeX is not only great at illuminating your surroundings, it also has a SOS feature that can be used to alert people when you’re stranded. Did I forget to say this flashlight doesn’t use dry cell batteries! It is instead solar-powered. No need to constantly spend money buying batteries in the name of cell replacements.It is therefore an…[Read more]