Fox sez: Hackers can take control of your blender!

[hexjunkie]

Re: Fox sez: Hackers can take control of your blender!

one would think any of the home automation utilities with network connectivity could make a blender turn on and off via the network. why anyone would do this is beyond me but I guess people could.

[streaker69]

Re: Fox sez: Hackers can take control of your blender!

one would think any of the home automation utilities with network connectivity could make a blender turn on and off via the network. why anyone would do this is beyond me but I guess people could.

You're right in that regards, it's quite simple to turn on any appliance remotely, the problem comes from, do you really want to turn on something that's potentially dangerous to another person unless you can see that it's safe to turn on?

Coming from an industrial automation background, I can tell you that it's not always a good idea to turn on equipment unless you can see it.

I cannot think of any good reason to have a network blender, but a few years ago a guy made a network toaster that would burn the morning weather report into his toast. In the very early days of the internet there were several colleges that had internet connected appliances, I know there was a coffee maker, and a soda machine. One guy had hooked up the bathroom door at his office to indicate if someone was inside or not.

Right now, the only things that I can think of that would be useful for internet connectivity would be HVAC, Fridge/Freezer, lighting controls, window blinds, sprinkler systems and pool pumps. I'd think anything more than that is just superfluous and silly.

[SHA-hi]

Re: Fox sez: Hackers can take control of your blender!

Well, they've connected vending machines but that's more about setting the price and collecting data. Again, I haven't found one networked blender for resale or ever come across one in a store. I'd love to know where this stuff comes from. It's like saying the carpenters sell you music boxes so you get distracted by them because they want to sneak in late at night and wreck up the place

[streaker69]

Re: Fox sez: Hackers can take control of your blender!

Well, they've connected vending machines but that's more about setting the price and collecting data. Again, I haven't found one networked blender for resale or ever come across one in a store. I'd love to know where this stuff comes from. It's like saying the carpenters sell you music boxes so you get distracted by them because they want to sneak in late at night and wreak up the place

I do not think that word means what you think it means.

I think I found where they came up with the idea of a network blender. They're probably cornfuzing it with Blender.org. Doesn't that have a network part that allows the tying of multiple machines together for rendering?

[SHA-hi]

Re: Fox sez: Hackers can take control of your blender!

I do not think that word means what you think it means.

I think I found where they came up with the idea of a network blender. They're probably cornfuzing it with Blender.org. Doesn't that have a network part that allows the tying of multiple machines together for rendering?

Hah thanks, fixed it.

And yes, my friend goes on and on about "the cool networking stuff he can do" with blender. I think I'm going to run some cat5 to everything in my house just to make people think I'm ultra-high-tech.

• Toasters
• Lightbulbs
• Ceiling fans
• Toilets
• Framed pictures
• The drapes
• Beer steins

It's like web3.0 just vomited its way into my life.

[hexjunkie]

Re: Fox sez: Hackers can take control of your blender!

Hah thanks, fixed it.

And yes, my friend goes on and on about "the cool networking stuff he can do" with blender. I think I'm going to run some cat5 to everything in my house just to make people think I'm ultra-high-tech.

• Toasters
• Lightbulbs
• Ceiling fans
• Toilets
• Framed pictures
• The drapes
• Beer steins

It's like web3.0 just vomited its way into my life.

Another DefCon innovation :)

Though Lights, Ceiling Fans, toilets, digital picture frames, drapes have all been done...

though a network controlled beer tap that scripts the pouring of beer off a laser sensor? hmm RC bar 2.0?