Month: December 2021

The Oculus Go virtual reality headset was discontinued last summer, and while Facebook’s parent company Meta has promised to continue releasing security updates and bug fixes through 2022, the company has stopped accepting new apps for the platform.

But a few months ago the company opened the door to allowing the Oculus Go to live on as a hacker-friendly device by releasing an unlocked version of the headset’s operating system. And now hackers have found a way to root an unlocked Oculus Go.

The Oculus Go operating system is based on Android 7.1.2, so the unlocked firmware is basically like having a phone with an unlocked bootloader, which allows you to overwrite the operating system, recovery, or other partitions.

Rooting the Oculus Go gives users read/write access to the root partition of the operating system, which allows you to replace or alter system files that would normally be protected. And this, in turn, should allow you to modify the behavior of the operating system or run applications that require root access.

But Magisk, the most popular tool for rooting a device, doesn’t appear to be compatible with the Oculus Go. A user going by the name of ChinaLinda found that an older utility called SuperSU does work, and has posted instructions to GitHub for using SuperSU to root the Oculus Go.

Without support for Magisk, many of the popular modules that folks run on rooted phones won’t work. But it’s unclear how useful they would have been on a VR headset anyway.

But I suspect that this is just the latest step in the process of hardware hackers finding new things to do with the discontinued Oculus Go headset which was first released in 2017 for $199 and up, but which is now selling for $215 – $660 on eBay now that it’s been discontinued (although you can probably score one for much less if you opt for a pre-owned model).

via xda-developers

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Die Jugend will keine faulen Kompromisse mehr und fordert von Deutschlands Erdgas-Hochburg ein Klimagesetz, das seinen Namen verdient

The Chuwi MiniBook X is a compact computer with a 10.8 inch touchscreen display, a 360-degree hinge that lets you switch between laptop and tablet modes, an Intel Celeron N5100 quad-core processor, 12GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD.

After going up for pre-order in January, the Chuwi MiniBook X is now shipping. It’s available for purchase for $559 from the Chuwi Store or Banggood. You can also add an optional pressure-sensitive pen to your order for $20 more.

While not quite as compact as the original Chuwi MiniBook (or the recently launched model with an updated processor), which had an 8 inch display and weighed 1.5 pounds, the MiniBook X is still pretty small by modern laptop standards.

It measures 9.6″ x 6.6″ x 0.7″ and weighs about 2 pounds, making it more the size you’d expect from a tablet-and-keyboard 2-in-1 device. But the MiniBook X has an edge-to-edge keyboard that’s not detachable – it hides behind the display when you don’t need it and folds out when you do.

That allows you to use the MiniBook X as either a tiny laptop or a kind of big tablet. The 10.8 inch display has a resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels, a hole-punch cut-out for a 5MP webcam, and slim bezels for a 90% screen-to-body ratio. The optional stylus supports 4096 levels of pressure sensitivity for writing or drawing on the screen.

Other features include LPDDR4x memory, an M.2 slot for solid state storage, support for WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 4.2, and a selection of ports that includes two USB Type-C ports, and a 3.5mm audio jack. The laptop will ship with Windows 11 Home software pre-installed.

One potential shortcoming? The MiniBook X has a 26.6 Wh (7.6V / 3,800 mAh) battery, which is a bit on the small side, even for a small-screen laptop. At least the laptop charges via a 45-watt USB-C power adapter, which means that not only will the charger be relatively small and easy to carry with you, but you will also probably be able to use a relatively inexpensive power bank as an external battery.

The MiniBook X has a bigger screen and a more powerful processor than other members of the Chuwi MiniBook family. The new model’s Celeron N5100 processor is a 6-watt quad-core chip with a 1.1 GHz base frequency and support for burst speeds up to 2.8 GHz as well as Intel UHD graphics with 24 execution units and base/burst frequencies of 350 MHz and 800 MHz, respectively.

One thing to keep in mind before buying the MiniBook X though, is that like many other products from Chuwi and other small companies that ship products to customers directly from China, will likely come with limited customer support.

press release

This article was originally published December 20, 2021 and last updated March 14, 2022.

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Ein Nintendo-Fan finanziert auf Crowd Supply ein kleines quelloffenes NES-System, das die Originalkassetten des Original-Famicom abspielt. (Nintendo, Open Source)

Nach dem Dezember-Update für das Pixel 6 klagten zahlreiche Nutzer über schlechten und aussetzenden Empfang - es scheint eine einfache Lösung zu geben. (Pixel 6, Smartphone)

Da Apple mittlerweile auch die Prozessoren seiner Computer selbst entwickelt, kann der Hersteller einen eigenen Update-Zyklus verfolgen. (Apple, Prozessor)

Mitten in der emotionalen Debatte um Kinder-Impfungen sind in Olpe Kinder mit dem für sie nicht zugelassenen Vakzin von Moderna geimpft worden

Neben dem elektrischen Macan will Porsche offenbar zwei weitere Elektro-Modelle in Leipzig produzieren. Sie sollen komplett neu entwickelt werden. (Porsche, Elektroauto)