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Adventures in RFID

The xNT fully NFC compliant RFID implant indiegogo campaign is live!

The xNT fully NFC compliant RFID implant indiegogo campaign is live!

Tuesday, October 29th, 2013

Cyborgs unite!

TEDxSFU talk about Biohacking finally online!

TEDxSFU talk about Biohacking finally online!

Thursday, October 17th, 2013

I gave a talk on biohacking at TEDxSFU a few weeks ago and it’s finally online! For those of you who would like to follow along with the slides, the PowerPoint presentation file can be downloaded here.

Review of Montie Gear 13.56MHz field detector

Review of Montie Gear 13.56MHz field detector

Friday, May 17th, 2013

I had a chance to review the 13.56MHz RFID field detector from Montie Gear and I have to say, I like this detector. It’s very thin, somewhat flexible, and is the size of a credit card so it fits in my wallet.

RFID poem

RFID poem

Friday, April 19th, 2013

I did a poem! the ignorant chatter of ill informed crash upon me as waves on a rocky shore I am become sand Haiku version! ignorant chatter waves upon a rocky shore I am become sand

Using NFC implant to unlock Samsung Ezon SHS-3120 deadbolt door lock

Using NFC implant to unlock Samsung Ezon SHS-3120 deadbolt door lock

Tuesday, November 27th, 2012

In this video I unlock a Samsung Ezon SHS-3120 electronic deadbolt using my NFC implant from http://dangerousthings.com Great things about the Ezon SHS-3120; – It’s completely self contained and battery powered – It uses only the UID bits of Mifare S50 tags for access control – It leaves memory contents of the S50 free for […]

Security features of the Mifare S50 explained

Security features of the Mifare S50 explained

Monday, November 19th, 2012

Combing through spec documents can be a pain in the ass. I recently had to come to a much better understanding of how security features worked inside Mifare S50 and S70 RFID tags, so I put this doc together to try to make the whole thing a little more understandable and easier to read. The […]

Video demonstrating how to read an 2x12mm Mifare S50 NFC compatible tag with a Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Video demonstrating how to read an 2x12mm Mifare S50 NFC compatible tag with a Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Friday, October 5th, 2012

This video demonstrates how to get a good consistent read with a 2x12mm Mifare S50 tag and a mobile phone. I use my Samsung Galaxy Nexus to read a glass 2x12mm S50 tag in a sterilization pouch, and read the tag implanted in my right hand.

Video explaining how to get good consistent reads of an NFC 2x12mm glass tag with a typical flat plane NFC reader

Video explaining how to get good consistent reads of an NFC 2x12mm glass tag with a typical flat plane NFC reader

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012

I had some questions from Dangerous Things customers that centered around getting a good consistent read of the 2x12mm NFC compatible tags they purchased. Rather than respond via email, I figured it would be easier to make this video to explain how to get the tag to read consistently when used with typical “flat plane” […]

Now for sale; NFC implants and DIY implantation kits

Now for sale; NFC implants and DIY implantation kits

Thursday, August 30th, 2012

After my experience at ToorCamp, it became clear… there are certain kinds of people who are interested in this DIY approach to RFID implantation. So I put together a little online storefront that sells, well, dangerous things. http://dangerousthings.com

ToorCamp 2012 Write Up Wrap Up

ToorCamp 2012 Write Up Wrap Up

Monday, August 13th, 2012

Well ToorCamp 2012 is over, and there is plenty to show for it. I ended up going after winning a ticket by answering a GeekWire tech-tune challenge correctly, and offered to write a few “camp journal” style posts for them while I was at it. GeekWire – Arrival (pdf) – Day 1 (pdf) – Day […]

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