AKASO DL12 Dashcam Teardown

Author published on 2024-08-01 included in Teardown

AKASO DL12 Dashcam Teardown

If the double yellow lines are in the middle of your rear-view mirror, you're doing it wrong.

This was my dashcam for a while until the front camera stopped working. It was a good dashcam while it lasted but there are better options now… so let’s take it apart!

Arizer XQ2 Teardown

Author published on 2024-07-01 included in Teardown

Arizer XQ2 Teardown

A friend of mine reached out and asked me about automating some aspects of their aroma therapy treatment.

Note

I was not given permission to share the specifics of their medical condition or the larger treatment plan so this post is going to deal with just the technical aspects of the device.

The device they’re using for aromatherapy is the Arizer XQ2 and we agreed that integration with their existing Home Assistant setup would be ideal.