Show HN: FlopperZiro – A DIY open-source Flipper Zero clone
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by boznz
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The LilyGo T-Embed CC1100 has similar hardware capabilities of the FlipperZero plus WiFi/bluetooth and runs the Bruce Pentest firmware all for under half the price of the flipper. The Bruce firmware works well on it but is not as polished as the flipper zero but both hardware and software are open source and easily modded.
by Chihuahua0633
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Do this device and the other alternative mentioned (Capibara Zero) have the same level of software support as the Flipper Zero? I imagine the strong community behind the Flipper Zero is a big factor in its ongoing popularity.
by s-mon
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Wondering what the hotels in Vegas around Defcon will think of it this year lol.
Not seeing it mentioned here but the big difference from a first glance is the RF capability. This is little more than a 433 MHz replay attacker. Maybe you can generate arbitrary data out, as long as it's the ook modulation. I'm sure there's a great use-case for this, but avoid any delusions of grandeur, this is very cut down.
by voidUpdate
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> Read rf signal and emulate it or save it
I assume it checks that you actually have the licensing requirements to be transmitting on whatever frequency?
by aitacobell
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But does it look like a Tamagotchi?
by conradev
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I wonder if modern smartphones could bus power one of these in a phone case. I love my Flipper, but it's a chonker and I have to charge it.
by the__alchemist
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What is going on with the PCB? It looks like the soldered several dev boards to a big PCB. I can't think of a good reason to do this.
Don't suppose anyone has seen in person one of the clones of the flipper zero that are on Aliexpress?
by zeroq
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I know this is a hobby project, but the whole appeal of Flipper Zero is that you can get one for $200 and it instantly grants you a seat on Joe Rogan or Shawn Ryan show where you can wave it front of camera, flip a switch and say "all you base are belong to mine".
by forgetbook
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This rocks; the idea of flipperzero phoning home is the(my) primary concern given its use case
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