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Technology first reported 1h ago by Tom's Hardware · updated 1h ago

Dev hacks Coway air purifier to cut it off from the cloud

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Tom's Hardware reports that a developer reverse-engineered his Coway Airmega IconS air purifier so it runs locally in Home Assistant without Coway's cloud. According to the outlet, Claude refused to help with the project while ChatGPT assisted, and Coway's app no longer controls the device.

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  1. Tom's Hardware FIRST 1h ago Dev hacks Coway air purifier to cut it off from the cloud

    A developer reverse-engineered his Coway Airmega IconS air purifier to run it locally in Home Assistant, without Coway’s cloud.

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