Amit’s lab

Update: This article has been published in India’s leading Electronics magazine “Electronics For You (EFY)” january’2010 edition.
With the advent of Digital Television, Set Top Box (STB) has become the buzzword. The transmission of television signals has gone digital whereas most of the TV’s at home are still analog. So, an STB converts the digital [...]

Alright!! this news is an old shit. I was thinking to write about it for many months but was always wary of the leagal bindings I have with my company. Now, that the news is old, stale and widely public, I feel like talking about it.
Satellite TV hacking has been in a lot of focus [...]

Everyone has seen a smart card in some form, may be its your driving license, your banking card, or your STB card. smart cards are being used in daily life. Now, why smart cards? is it just a fancy stuff or just some data holder or data holder with security.
yes, security is one of [...]