Continuing with the news that CES 2024 in Las Vegas is leaving us, it is now up to Panasonic to show its proposal regarding the Smart TVs that we will see throughout this year. A range in which two models with OLED technology stand out, the Panasonic Z95 and Z93which will be the flagship models for 2024.
In addition, in these two new models Panasonic shows off the new operating system, which is called to govern all the brand’s televisions. And it is that The Japanese firm has chosen integrate Fire TV to take a leap in quality when it comes to multimedia consumption.
OLED for top models
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Panasonic Z95A and Z93A OLED TVs sport a new processor HCX PRO AI MK II next to the Master Oled Ultimate panel. Specifically, Panasonic’s Z95A uses a Master OLED Ultimate panel module, equipped with Micro Lens Array and a multi-layer thermal management configuration developed by Panasonic engineers to improve brightness by optimizing heat control and management.
The new processor is responsible for improving the image with technologies such as 4K Remaster Enginewhich combines AI and mathematical models to obtain, according to Panasonic, sharper and more natural images, as well as superior noise reduction in streaming.
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In addition, they have added systems to improve the multimedia experience such as Dolby Vision IQTM Precision that adjusts the light levels in each area of the screen with the help of the ambient light sensors built into the TV to perceive the brightness of the living room
Regarding sound, make use of compatible multi-directional speakers with Dolby Atmos that uses 360 Soundscape Pro technology, calibrated by Technics, to achieve 3D surround sound.
Panasonic repeats the move of other brands and these two models They will be able to offer a 144Hz refresh rateso that those who think about these models to accompany a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X type console will have a more realistic gaming experience.
In this sense, specifications such as HDMI 2.1 with HFR and 144Hz VRR o Improved Dolby Vision Gaming, now also supporting frequencies up to 144Hz
A built-in Fire TV
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But if something stands out about these two new models, an aspect on which the brand has placed more emphasis, is the integration of Fire TV. The new televisions they use FireOS, the same as Amazon devices and now changes the user interface with a personalized home screen that brings together streaming services, applications, live channels and personalized recommendations.
And since they use FireOS, Alexa cannot be missing, with the intention of turning these two models into smart home management centers Fully compatible with other Alexa-enabled devices.
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Both models feature a smart home control system, allowing users to seamlessly monitor and control their connected home ecosystem and without having to pick up the remote control, since the brand has used a long-range remote control with Alexa. In this way, even if you are not in front of the controller, you can control devices or audio streaming services. Additionally, Apple users will be able to enjoy Apple AirPlay and HomeKit connectivity.
Additionally and also related to FireOS, These models use Fire TV Ambient Experienceturning the TV into a smart display that can provide access to a home gallery, display personal photos, and display quick information, such as calendars and reminders, through customizable Alexa widgets.
Price and availability
For now Panasonic has not offered information on when these two new models will arrive on the market as well as the price at which they will debut in stores. The Panasonic Z95 will be available in 55 and 65 inches while the Z93 will be available in 77 inches. We will update the article when we have more information.
6. On the other person’s PC, here is the message that appears when you try to connect. He must click on the ” Accept »To authorize the connection to his computer. Obviously, your interlocutor has the possibility of granting you the following permissions:
Allow the use of the keyboard and the mouse, the clipboard, the file manager, save the session, lock the device at the end of the session, listen to the sound or draw on the screen.
7. Once your correspondent has accepted the connection, you will see their Windows desktop appear on your screen.
AnyDesk (free): a virtual desktop to access your PC remotely
It’s an easy-to-learn remote desktop tool that installs in a few clicks. Its strong point: offering smooth access to the workstation, including from a mobile, even if the connection is slow.
At the time of the telework confinement imposed by the Covid-19 epidemic, many professionals and companies are looking for a technology to open remote access to the desktops installed on site. This is precisely the role of AnyDesk.
AnyDesk, what is it?
AnyDesk is a German solution tailored to access your workstation and all the applications installed there from anywhere. Falling into the category of remote desktop or virtual desktop technologies, the desktop as a service application has more than 25,000 business customers around the world.
AnyDesk has been downloaded over a million times. Its main advantage: its fluidity. Thanks to its powerful DeskRT compression codec, AnyDesk optimizes the latency time of remote access, whether from a laptop, a smartphone or even a USB stick, even with high screen resolutions or bandwidths of only 100 KB / s.
AnyDesk: free or paid?
AnyDesk is free for private, non-commercial use. For freelancers and small businesses, the publisher markets an entry-level offer (called AnyDesk Lite) at 8.99 euros per month. It supports connection to a single workstation regardless of the remote terminal used to access it: laptop PC, tablet, smartphone. The main features of the solution are available in this edition. On the program: transfer of files between computers, local printing of files stored on the remote station, control of the station from a mobile. It also includes an interactive whiteboard, as well as an auto-discovery function for nearby AnyDesk-equipped devices.
Priced at 16.99 euros per month, AnyDesk Professional, the supplier’s mid-range offer, can manage one or more connections to a potentially unlimited number of workstations. As for the high-end version of AnyDesk (AnyDesk Power), it extends to the management of an unlimited volume of simultaneous connections.
AnyDesk for desktop and laptop
AnyDesk can be installed on a stationary PC or a laptop PC via a version tailored for Windows available on its website. Very light, it is limited to 3.2 MB which allows immediate download and quick installation. Weighing 4.9 MB, a version is also available for Linux computers.
AnyDesk for Mac
AnyDesk also declines its remote desktop offer to allow remote access to Apple Macs. For these terminals, AnyDesk offers AnyDesk OS X. It is also a lightweight version, the installation package being limited to 5.1 MB.
AnyDesk for Android and iOS
On the smartphone side, AnyDesk is no exception. For this universe, the German company has developed applications for Android and iOS. They are designed to provide remote access to the workstation on the go, from Android phones or tablets, iPhones or iPads.
Using DeskRT compression technology, these Android and iOS applications are designed to provide stable, high frame rate wireless access with low latency and bandwidth optimization.
How to download AnyDesk?
As stated, AnyDesk is available for PCs, tablets and smartphones. The application is also the subject of a version for connected objects based on Raspberry Pi. All of these editions can be downloaded from the publisher’s website :
AnyDesk Free (version reserved for private, non-commercial use)
AnyDesk for Windows
AnyDesk pour Mac OS
AnyDesk for Linux
AnyDesk for Android
AnyDesk for iOS
AnyDesk for Raspberry Pi
AnyDesk vs TeamViewer
Historically, TeamViewer is by far the most popular remote desktop application. Nevertheless, it can display limits in terms of visual quality. It is precisely on this point that AnyDesk intends to make the difference with its DeskRT codec. Its technology is also intended to be more secure. It encrypts all remote accesses via the TLS (Transport Layer Security) system, and validates each connection via the 2048-bit RSA asymmetric encryption algorithm. For its part, TeamViewer also secures the traffic of its users, but by limiting itself to RSA 256-bit encryption.
AnyDesk: a remote control software to discover
AnyDesk is a remote control software that allows easy connection
to a remote computer and take control to troubleshoot it or even,
easily access your data from another PC to work together on
a common project, to access your applications while traveling or to
show your vacation photos and videos to your friends.
To use it, AnyDesk must be installed on both “connected” computers and
requires an identifier. Thanks to the optional representation of two sliders, the
online collaboration is facilitated with the possibility of processing texts, images
or other documents together.
AnyDesk is available in several languages (French included) and can be used in
portable or installed version. AnyDesk is free for private use. He
works under Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8.
I urge you to read the excellent tutorial that Christophe made on this software
(see link below), in which he explains in detail the procedure to follow for
use it.
ANYDESK TO CONTROL A PC REMOTELY
AnyDesk is a remote desktop software which allows control a PC remotely.
You take the hand for screen sharing by internet as if the computer were in front of you.
The application is free for private use, for any Remote Support with your friends or family members.
AnyDesk est compatible Windows, Linux, MacOSX, Android, ChromeOS et IOS.
So you can take control from a distance on any type of device.
In addition to controlling a PC, it offers the following features:
Transfer files with the remote PC
Chat to chat with your interlocutor
The ability to send keyboard combinations like CTRL + ALT + Delete
Copy / paste with the remote clipboard
A file manager to navigate in the tree structure of the remote PC
Listen to sounds from the remote PC
This tutorial for use AnyDesk to control a PC remotely.
HOW TO CONTROL A PC REMOTELY WITH ANYDESK
AnyDesk comes in two forms:
A portable executable without installation to take control directly from a PC
An installer / setup type MSI to keep the remote control session
The remote desktop application generates a code in the form of an identifier.
This code is to be given to anyone with whom you wish share your screen.
As a result, it works just as well in a LAN environment as when using the Internet.
Take control of a remote PC
Here is the link to download AnyDesk.
AnyDesk
It is to download and run on both PCs
The AnyDesk client opens.
The latter works with tabs to be able to take control with several PCs at the same time.
The two important fields:
The first with the generated code which is to be communicated to take control of the remote computer
The field used to enter the code of the remote PC
Enter the code of the remote PC, Windows Defender Firewall may request authorization, click allow access
Then the connection is made
On the remote device, a popup is displayed to allow control access and screen sharing. You can limit access with the icons at the bottom left. For example to prohibit moving the mouse, copy / paste etc. In addition a cat is also available
Click on Accept to authorize the use of the PC
Finally PC control becomes possible
From there you have access to different features from the icon bar such as chat, file manager, video recording the session etc. You will find details in the following paragraphs
Close the tab for complete the control of the PC. The session is added at the bottom and you can rename the number to indicate the name of the PC for better navigation. It is also possible toadd PC to favorite
Well done ! you have managed to take control and control a remote PC with AnyDesk.
System information
In the system information, we find the permissions and authorizations for remote control.
They are marked as “authorized” state.
Otherwise a summary of the hardware and hardware configuration of the PC is displayed with
the version of Windows, the name of the PC,
the working group,
the amount of RAM,
the motherboard model
graphics card and GPU
Network adapter (Ethernet, WiFi)
IP address and MAC address
Transfer files with the file manager
AnyDesk file manager allows you to browse the local PC and the remote PC in order to transfer files between the two PCs.
Navigate in the PC folders then click on the Download button depending on the direction (Upload or Download).
The files are transmitted automatically and are put in queue in the right part.
Chat and actions
AnyDesk Chat allows you to converse with your interlocutor, you can send messages that will appear on the remote PC.
Very practical for preventing actions or obtaining information for troubleshooting.
In Actions, you can send a CTRL + ALT + Delete to the remote PC, take a screenshot or restart the PC.
Display settings
In this menu you adjust the display, like full screen or original or adapted size.
It is also in this menu that you adjust the quality of the display.
The higher the quality, the higher the network speed is required.
Depending on the type of connection, it may be necessary to reduce the quality for more than responsiveness of handling.
Annotations and video recording of the session
AnyDesk allows you to add annotations on the screen that will be visible on the remote PC.
Very practical for giving clearer explanations to your interlocutor.
Finally, it is possible to record the getting started session from the last icon in the icon bar.
Videos are saved in the% USERPROFILE% Videos AnyDesk folder in the form of .anydesk file
Electric scooters are changing urban mobility, to such an extent that authorities are adapting the legislation to these new personal mobility vehicles (PMVs) and limiting their speed. One of the models that has contributed the most to this expansion is the Xiaomi Mi Electric Scooter and although it is not the only one, it is one of the most popular.
In addition to the official Mi Home application, there are multiple compatible third-party applications that serve to control other aspects of the scooter. One of them is M365 HUD and among its functions is to block the scooter from the mobile. But to our surprise, we have found that applications like this also allow block other people’s scooter. A serious security flaw since it allows you to easily access someone else’s information and even control your device without their permission.
Additionally, from Zimperium they report that The password would not be necessary to be able to access the scooter of other users. A serious security breach that puts the circulation of users at risk.
Update (03/19/2019): from Xiaomi they confirm that the new OTA that would fix the problem described with the scooters has already been released. To receive the update, you will need to update to the latest version of Mi Home.
If you never paired the scooter with Mi Home, then you don’t have a password
Most users have a mobile security system, be it a PIN code, face unlock or fingerprint reader. However, the same thing does not always happen on scooters. As it is a relatively new product and does not contain personal information, one does not have the feeling of needing a password to be able to use it. But it is a mistake, since we are facing a connected device and therefore capable of being accessed remotely.
To use the scooter it is not necessary to synchronize it with the mobile. However, one of the first steps that we should take, and the company itself tells us, is to install the official Mi Home application. It is from this application where from the first screen we will establish the password that will help us to protect the scooter.
What happens is that there are many users who They did not pair the scooter with the Mi Home application and therefore they do not have a password. This happens in those users who have simply decided not to link it with the mobile. Another case is those who bought the second-hand scooter and the device was already linked to someone else’s mobile, here there may be a password but we may not know it.
How to lock the scooter of others via bluetooth
Through a third-party application such as M365 HUD, we can control and see the speed of other people’s scooter. Although it is not the only one, since other similar ones such as m365 Tools or m365 Dashboard also have the same function.
How does it work? Very easy. It is an application for third parties where we will simply link with our scooter to be able to control the speed or see the energy that remains. When starting the application, it asks us to activate bluetooth. Once activated we can scan nearby devices. This is where we will find our scooter, but also that of anyone in bluetooth range, which usually goes up to about 20 meters.
When choosing the scooter, the first thing it asks us is to enter the password of the vehicle. All good, except for those scooters where no password is established. Since in this case we can connect as if the scooter were ours. In the same way that if someone grabs your mobile, opens it if you do not have a password, with the scooter you can do something equivalent in the case of not having configured it. We have been able to check it with our Xiaomi scooter and the application allows access without problems.
This allows the application to detect other people’s scooter via bluetooth and connect to it. Once this is done, without needing the permission of the other person, we can access the modes of use, speed, temperature, mileage and also the option to lock the scooter.
Specifically, the option to block the scooter of others seemed very dangerous, however we must warn that the option it can’t be done with the scooter running. That is, if we click on lock, it will work, but it does not brake the vehicle. It is only when it stops that the lockdown takes place.
As we have seen, the scooter cannot be locked when it is running. It does activate the command, but until it is braked, the block does not take effect.
When you click on the lock option what you do is prevent the rear wheel from rolling normally, so the scooter is immobilized. This is an option that is also available from the official application and should not be more important, however the fact of being able to activate it from the mobile makes setting a password relevant.
The application does not require an internet connection, as it works completely via bluetooth. In case of wanting connect to a person on the move, it is very difficult. The seconds that it is close are enough for it to appear on the list, but not for us to access it, put a password and click on block. In case we want to do it with strangers on the move, we should move ourselves too to be able to stay within range.
Zimperium discovers that it is also possible to lock scooters without a password
Update: In the original article we collected how a security flaw made Xiaomi scooters without a password vulnerable. Failure that, from Engadget, we were able to verify and replicate. However, from Zimperium they confirm that you can bypass password control, thus affecting all devices regardless of whether they are password protected or not. We have updated the article to reflect this.
The security breach is even more serious than we had initially been able to verify. As reported by Zimperium, there is an error in the authentication process from Bluetooth and the different commands can be carried out without the need for the password. That is, according to the security firm, the password would only be validated through the application, but the scooter itself does not need authentication.
Bluetooth access allows access to scooter functions such as the anti-theft system (for locking), speed control or eco mode. A connection that Zimperium has been able to verify would allow attacking the scooter’s firmware and installing malware. At the moment, there is no known patch and Xiaomi is expected to update its security and offer a patch to fix the security flaw.
Asked by SamaGame, from Xiaomi they respond with the following statement:
Xiaomi is aware of the vulnerability in which hackers with malicious intent could exploit and take control of the Mi Electric Scooters. As soon as we found this vulnerability, we have been working on a patch to correct it and remove all rogue applications. An update via OTA will be available as soon as possible. During this time, we advise users not to download unauthorized third-party applications. Xiaomi values the feedback from the security community and we are constantly improving based on all that feedback to build better and more secure products.
