smart on Hacker News
76 titles from 69 authors in the last 30 days, with 71 distinct links and 6 Show HN.
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- Show HN: Making a smart TV dumb and then smart · score 6.3
R2D2 turns a rooted webOS TV into a thin display for a Linux compute host, which streams a sandboxed Chromium session and runs local speech recognition for a private voice assistant. The project combines firmware patching, WebRTC streaming, and on-device model inference in an ambitious but highly experimental and device-specific setup.
- Show HN: I bought a bunch of 'smart' devices. AI was able to hack most of them · score 6.3
HWREBench is a website and blog documenting a research project where AI was used to reverse-engineer and hack consumer smart devices from Amazon. It explores how AI can find vulnerabilities in firmware and protocols that rely on obscurity rather than updates, with a detailed DVD drive hacking example. The project is interesting for highlighting AI's growing capability in hardware security research and its implications for IoT security.
- Show HN: Smart Blur – Auto-Blur PII in the Browser, with a OpenAI Local Model · score 6.0
Smart Blur is a Chrome extension that automatically blurs sensitive information (PII) on web pages before it can be seen by others. It uses a local OpenAI Privacy Filter model running on WebGPU to detect unstructured PII like names and addresses, and includes a Share Shield feature that activates blurring when screen sharing is detected. It is notable for combining local AI with privacy-preserving browser-based operation.
- Show HN: I built a smart audiobook converter that sounds human (not KokoroTTS) · score 5.3
Book2Speech is a web and iOS service that converts DRM-free EPUB, PDF, and documents into audiobooks using a library of 265 narrators across 42 languages, with automatic chapter detection and cross-device progress syncing. It offers a polished end-user product with natural-sounding voices, though the underlying technology is not open source and the HN launch received minimal engagement.
Recent titles
- Contract Watch – emails when a smart contract's code, owner or signers change
2026-10-30 · smartcontractauditor.ai · HN discussion - GM to pay $220M after selling customer Smart Driver data
2026-10-30 · arstechnica.com · HN discussion - Smart Audio for the Smart Home
2026-10-30 · computer.rip · HN discussion - There's a career tax on being smart at work–but only if you're a woman
2026-10-29 · fastcompany.com · HN discussion - Bending Spoons' "Smart Usage of Slack" [pdf]
2026-10-29 · bendingspoons.com · HN discussion - Luma – smart launcher for you, and your AI agent
2026-10-29 · github.com · HN discussion - Claude's new smart reports tell bosses when workers are 'off-topic'
2026-10-29 · mashable.com · HN discussion - Smart reports, surveys, and pooled group budgets for Claude Enterprise
2026-10-29 · claude.com · HN discussion - Oura sues rival Ultrahuman again, threatening its US smart ring comeback
2026-10-29 · techcrunch.com · HN discussion - Which musical styles do smart people prefer?
2026-10-27 · twitter.com · HN discussion - Keyless Entry: Hacking SwitchBot Smart Locks
2026-10-27 · neodyme.io · HN discussion - 'Smart Wall' of AI Cameras Is Watching the Border and More Than a Million People
2026-10-24 · nytimes.com · HN discussion - Using AI to clean your smart TV
2026-10-23 · github.com · HN discussion - Watching the Watchers: Analysis of U.S. Smart TV Automatic Content Recognition
2026-10-23 · watchingthewatchers.github.io · HN discussion - Show HN: Making a smart TV dumb and then smart
2026-10-23 · github.com · HN discussion - Security flaw allows unauthorized access to 58,000 Smart Sampa cameras
2026-10-22 · noticias.uol.com.br · HN discussion - A smart patch that can measure your pulse without electronics
2026-10-22 · norwegianscitechnews.com · HN discussion - Does opting out of smart TV tracking work? Research finds "suspicious" traffic
2026-10-21 · arstechnica.com · HN discussion - Developers Are Dumbing Down Their Smart TVs
2026-10-21 · extremetech.com · HN discussion - I built a smart web Tuya dashboard – now looking for early testers (PWA and MCP)
2026-10-21 · mytuya.com · HN discussion - Hackers and photographers: Opus 5.5 had become smart enough to quit writing code
2026-10-21 · devas.life · HN discussion - People sick of being spied on by their smart TV
2026-10-21 · theguardian.com · HN discussion - China mulls policies to accelerate smart manufacturing
2026-10-20 · english.www.gov.cn · HN discussion - AI models self-replicating in smart ovens? "These f[..]g clowns"
2026-10-20 · thestack.technology · HN discussion - Developers Are Using AI to Strip Ads and Tracking from Smart TVs
2026-10-20 · gadgetreview.com · HN discussion - Smart delegation pipeline for AI agents (up to 15-20% on costs)
2026-10-20 · github.com · HN discussion - People are using AI to make smart TVs, dumb TVs
2026-10-20 · techcrunch.com · HN discussion - The Role of Smart Software in Streamlining ATM Business Operations
2026-10-19 · smart.software · HN discussion - Metas smart glasses record conversations without the wake phrase, company admits
2026-10-18 · techspot.com · HN discussion - Show HN: I built a smart audiobook converter that sounds human (not KokoroTTS)
2026-10-18 · book2speech.com · HN discussion