Hardware Hacking: "Pro-Grade Point-of-Sale Skimmer"

http://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/02/pro-grade-point-of-sale-skimmer/

I wonder if this is actually how Barnes & Noble was hacked? 

http://cliffsesportcorner.blogspot.com/2012/10/security-hacking-thieves-rig-barnes.html

And for whatever reasons they don't want to disclose the connection?

Comments on Brian Krebs post are well worth reading as well, I learned BT is legit for POS (Point of Sale) devices transmitting Credit Card data as long as it is encrypted.

Link (PDF) https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/pdfs/PCI_DSS_Wireless_Guideline_with_WiFi_and_Bluetooth_082211.pdf

Really well done work, wish I could solder as well as whoever did that!

One Mechanical Keyboard for Multiple devices.

Thanks to a comment in an earlier post about the Matias Tactile One Keyboard, a mechanical keyboard that also supports one device on Bluetooth (iPhone, Android, Tablet, Laptop, etc), I now know about another Mechanical Keyboard, called KBtalking Pro, that supports multiple Bluetooth devices (so you don't have to repair).

Click on link above for specs or watch youtube embedded below.

I have also learned about Synergy, Free & Open Source software, that will let you use one keyboard on a WiFi network and switch between computers, though it doesn't support Smartphones & Tablets yet AFAIK.

There is a Beta for iOS http://synergy-foss.org/wiki/IOS_Client