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Went ahead and ordered one of these last week after hearing stories about a potential ban. No idea what I’m going to do with it, but not being able to get one m

Went ahead and ordered one of these last week after hearing stories about a potential ban. No idea what I’m going to do with it, but not being able to get one made me want to have one just to play around with.

happytiger 3y ago
They are super great for teaching kids. Absolutely brilliant little device.
megiddo 3y ago
Damn, I've been trying to sell mine. Is there a used market place for them?
- Zircom 3y ago
  Drop me an email(on my profile) I'd be interested possibly.
- user_7832 3y ago
  There might be some variant of a r/hardwareswap. Side note, if you/anyone in the Netherlands is trying to sell one I'm interested.
- dbrueck 3y ago
  Sold mine for $300 on ebay.
  - stronglikedan 3y ago
    That's nuts considering they're available for $170, unless it was one of the sold out transparent ones.
    - dbrueck 3y ago
      Well, it was soon after they really got their shipping rhythm going. I got mine in the mail, it sat on my desk for a few weeks because I was busy with other stuff, and it made me sad to just have it sit there unused. I wasn't completely sold on getting rid of it, so I put it on ebay for what I assumed to be an outrageous price, and it was gone within an hour. I shoulda bought 2!
- danesparza 3y ago
  I think there is a place called 'electronic Bay'. You might try there. Yes, that was a Ron Swanson reference.
evilduck 3y ago
For the hacker minded electronics geek, you can build out the same utility of the Flipper for pennies on the dollar from components if you can solder and write a bit of software in C or even Micropython. SDR is a pretty big hobby. This move is really akin to banning a Hello Kitty Lockpick set after discovering most locks are snake oil, instead of demanding reasonably secure locks be sold instead.
- pierat 3y ago
  That is true you can cobble shit on a breadboard. And it's highly non-portable and extremely anti-usable. Having a simple nice form-factor for something that can do under 1GHz am/fm, BTLE, IR, dallas 1wire, and pinouts for expansion in a simple smaller-than-cellphone device is pretty sweet. Sure, script kiddies will be script kiddies. And sure, they shouldn't do bad shit, but they will. It's also your responsibility to run reasonably secure stuff. And no, the FCC won't help you. You're not big money like cell, digital TV, or avionics. ------------------------ EDIT cause of too many comments bullshit: This conversation chain is sure sounding like https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224 , the whole "dropbox is inferior to FTP". We all know how that worked out. Having done actual RF, electronic, software, and encasement design - it's nowhere as simple as "cobble it and 3d print a case and done". If it was, we would have seen a Flipper Zero like thing ages ago. Prove me wrong. If it's that simple, point me to a blog or github that you execute on all the assets within a week. (because it aint)
  - sumtechguy 3y ago
    > That is true you can cobble shit on a breadboard. And it's highly non-portable and extremely anti-usable. For the kind of person who does that putting it in a 'ok' case is not that much work...
    - giantg2 3y ago
      Especially since many likely have a 3D printer, or a friend with one.
    - 3y ago
2OEH8eoCRo0 3y ago
Smart. That's the same reason I buy AR-15 stripped lowers and chuck them into storage whenever there are rumors of a ban.
TheRealPomax 3y ago
One thing it's great at is discovering how easy it is to hack your own stuff. Garage door? Car? Anything bluetooth enabled? Your wifi? It's a great way to ground yourself in an understanding of what the security level is that you accepted in your day-to-day life, and then go "huh. And I guess that's been more than secure enough for me for years, so now I know my baseline".
rasz 3y ago
When paying, was money still being transferred to russia?

happytiger 3y ago

They are super great for teaching kids. Absolutely brilliant little device.

megiddo 3y ago

Damn, I've been trying to sell mine. Is there a used market place for them?

Zircom 3y ago
Drop me an email(on my profile) I'd be interested possibly.
user_7832 3y ago
There might be some variant of a r/hardwareswap. Side note, if you/anyone in the Netherlands is trying to sell one I'm interested.
dbrueck 3y ago
Sold mine for $300 on ebay.
- stronglikedan 3y ago
  That's nuts considering they're available for $170, unless it was one of the sold out transparent ones.
  - dbrueck 3y ago
    Well, it was soon after they really got their shipping rhythm going. I got mine in the mail, it sat on my desk for a few weeks because I was busy with other stuff, and it made me sad to just have it sit there unused. I wasn't completely sold on getting rid of it, so I put it on ebay for what I assumed to be an outrageous price, and it was gone within an hour. I shoulda bought 2!
danesparza 3y ago
I think there is a place called 'electronic Bay'. You might try there. Yes, that was a Ron Swanson reference.

evilduck 3y ago

For the hacker minded electronics geek, you can build out the same utility of the Flipper for pennies on the dollar from components if you can solder and write a bit of software in C or even Micropython. SDR is a pretty big hobby. This move is really akin to banning a Hello Kitty Lockpick set after discovering most locks are snake oil, instead of demanding reasonably secure locks be sold instead.

pierat 3y ago
That is true you can cobble shit on a breadboard. And it's highly non-portable and extremely anti-usable. Having a simple nice form-factor for something that can do under 1GHz am/fm, BTLE, IR, dallas 1wire, and pinouts for expansion in a simple smaller-than-cellphone device is pretty sweet. Sure, script kiddies will be script kiddies. And sure, they shouldn't do bad shit, but they will. It's also your responsibility to run reasonably secure stuff. And no, the FCC won't help you. You're not big money like cell, digital TV, or avionics. ------------------------ EDIT cause of too many comments bullshit: This conversation chain is sure sounding like https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224 , the whole "dropbox is inferior to FTP". We all know how that worked out. Having done actual RF, electronic, software, and encasement design - it's nowhere as simple as "cobble it and 3d print a case and done". If it was, we would have seen a Flipper Zero like thing ages ago. Prove me wrong. If it's that simple, point me to a blog or github that you execute on all the assets within a week. (because it aint)
- sumtechguy 3y ago
  > That is true you can cobble shit on a breadboard. And it's highly non-portable and extremely anti-usable. For the kind of person who does that putting it in a 'ok' case is not that much work...
  - giantg2 3y ago
    Especially since many likely have a 3D printer, or a friend with one.
  - 3y ago

2OEH8eoCRo0 3y ago

Smart. That's the same reason I buy AR-15 stripped lowers and chuck them into storage whenever there are rumors of a ban.

TheRealPomax 3y ago

One thing it's great at is discovering how easy it is to hack your own stuff. Garage door? Car? Anything bluetooth enabled? Your wifi? It's a great way to ground yourself in an understanding of what the security level is that you accepted in your day-to-day life, and then go "huh. And I guess that's been more than secure enough for me for years, so now I know my baseline".

rasz 3y ago

When paying, was money still being transferred to russia?