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Re: Quick Start Guide for Flipper Zero

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Post by lapetitejort » Fri, May 13, 2022, 5:49 PM UTC

brink wrote: post #23

People are flipping these things on ebay for $400+. lol I think I'll wait for the second batch, but dang it, I want one.

Such is the case for lots of handheld toy-like bespoke electronic devices recently. See also Play Date, Steam Deck, Analog Pocket.

Re: Quick Start Guide for Flipper Zero

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Post by seabird » Fri, May 13, 2022, 5:55 PM UTC

sydthrowaway wrote: post #20

This seems gamechanging

It's definitely convenient, but I'm not sure I would call it game changing. Unlike Dropbox, where the sum of the parts was the difference between a power user being able to do something, and your average user being able to do that same thing, this is targeted at an audience that already has the mess of existing tools and is working fine with them.

It's better than what's already there and they'll sell a lot of them, but I wouldn't go so far as to say that it has made the impossible possible.

Re: Quick Start Guide for Flipper Zero

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Post by kn0where » Fri, May 13, 2022, 5:56 PM UTC

simulate-me wrote: post #39

Can these clone passive RFID dongles? My building uses them and they charge $60 for a copy. Not needing to buy a copy from my building would almost cover the cost of this device.

There are cheap RFID cloning devices on AliExpress for $10-$30 depending on what kind of card you have.

Re: Quick Start Guide for Flipper Zero

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Post by WaxProlix » Fri, May 13, 2022, 5:56 PM UTC

simulate-me wrote: post #39

Can these clone passive RFID dongles? My building uses them and they charge $60 for a copy. Not needing to buy a copy from my building would almost cover the cost of this device.

Yes, I've cloned a few RFID dongles with mine already. Work, a parking garage entrance, that sort of thing.

Re: Quick Start Guide for Flipper Zero

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Post by bikemike026 » Fri, May 13, 2022, 5:57 PM UTC

It's all fun and games until you shot your eye out.

I'm beginning to think all of our rf cards are insecure.

Re: Quick Start Guide for Flipper Zero

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Post by Rebelgecko » Fri, May 13, 2022, 6:04 PM UTC

coolspot wrote: post #26

Raed667 wrote: post #6

Is there any hope that it will be available anytime soon?

Oh wow, apparently they go for $500 on ebay!

Wow. I like my Flipper Zero a lot, but that's a crazy (and a little tempting) markup

Re: Quick Start Guide for Flipper Zero

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Post by nickthegreek » Fri, May 13, 2022, 6:08 PM UTC

dmosley wrote: post #29

nickthegreek wrote: post #11

Been loving mine. Cloned my work and local makerspace ID cards, can control all my IR devices and even read the rfid chip I got in my hand. Here is a collection of some of the bigger projects being built for it. https://github.com/djsime1/awesome-flipperzero

What kind of implant you do have? I can't get mine to read the LF side of my NExT. I think it's the type being emulated but I don't have a different ID to test.

its a read-only 12x2mm glass EM-4102. Ive had it for about 12 years now.

Re: Quick Start Guide for Flipper Zero

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Post by kstrauser » Fri, May 13, 2022, 6:11 PM UTC

I've never wanted something so badly that I didn't even know existed until 5 minutes ago.

Re: Quick Start Guide for Flipper Zero

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Post by nimish » Fri, May 13, 2022, 6:16 PM UTC

You can make a very limited clone using the st25r3916 mikrobus click board and a sparkfun rp2040 carrier

Not the same but actually available to buy. Same NFC chip, no ui, no sub ghz sdr chip.

Re: Quick Start Guide for Flipper Zero

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Post by r2_pilot » Fri, May 13, 2022, 6:17 PM UTC

kstrauser wrote: post #48

I've never wanted something so badly that I didn't even know existed until 5 minutes ago.

It's pretty nifty, I got mine a few weeks ago. I'm not sure it was worth waiting 2 years, but their team has been very transparent about their hardships and I've learned about manufacturing at scale from their updates. I do wish they let their devs spend more time on the tamagotchi side to liven it up some(although the whole software interface could use some more work too - they're still pre-v1 firmware)