The Middleware Revolution: How a Patented Hardware Layer Might Quietly Rewriting the Rules of CPG Coupon Validation 30. April 2026 mhouston Hardware, Misc, Technology, martech (0) A 2019 Altria patent describes a plug-and-play device that slips between a store's barcode scanner and its POS terminal — requiring no IT overhaul, no... [More]
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) 7. March 2023 mhouston Hardware, Misc, Technology, Mobile (0) Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) is a wireless communication technology that was introduced as part of the Bluetooth 4.0 standard. BLE was designed to provi... [More]
Recovering a chromebook 24. August 2020 mhouston Misc, Hardware, Technology (0) Since Google’s Chromebook Recovery Utility doesn’t always work ;-{Here are some more ‘manual’ steps to ‘starting over’ :1) Find your image hereLook fo... [More]
Using node.js on a Raspberry Pi Zero W for ‘remote control’ of GPIO–part 1/3 9. February 2019 mhouston Hardware, Misc, Technology (0) Setting up node.js on Raspberry Pi Zero W:1) SSH to your Raspberry Pi Zero W, execute : ssh raspberryhostname –l pi2) F... [More]
METHODS, SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR VALIDATING ENCODED INFORMATION 28. December 2018 mhouston Technology, Misc, Mike Houston, Hardware (0) https://patents.justia.com/patent/20170372289