You might think you understand the concept of BadUSB attacks and know how to defend it, because all you’ve seen is opening a terminal window. Turns out there’s still more attack surface to cover, as ...

Sometimes you have this project idea in your mind that seems so simple and straightforward, and which feels just so right that you have to roll with it. Then, years later you stumble across the sad ...

Described here are the construction details of a universal serial bus human interface device (USB HID) external keyboard for devices running on Windows and/or Android operating systems. The keyboard ...

Bored of making the same old circuits again and again? Want to try out something cool? Then just follow the article and find out how to build a USB HID keyboard device. Bored of making the same old ...

I'm thinking of making a USB volume controller dongly thing for one of my computers that lacks volume buttons. I've done a few other USB HID projects before (Gamecube & PS2 controller adapters, and a ...

Gordon Gottsegen is a tech writer who has experience working at publications like Wired. He loves testing out new gadgets and complaining about them. He is the ghost of all failed Kickstarters. Apple, ...

Swedish tech company Tobii has long insisted that eye-tracking would one day become a standard option for all smart devices. The company’s latest collaboration with Microsoft suggests that software ...

I am looking to see what’s available as a read-only NFC card reader, that presents itself as a USB HID device? We are only interested in reading the card’s UID as keyboard input. I am looking ...