Monstatek M1 Aims To Compete With Flipper Zero
The booming business of Flipper Zero has vastly expanded the market for portable multi-tools, but concerns about using them for hacking have grown. Now, Flipper is facing a competitor with the Monstatek M1, but how does it compare?
In this report, based on IPVM's review and feedback from Monstatek, we examine Monstatek M1 functionality, claims, and its future.
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Executive *******
********* **, ****** ** ******* **** the ******* ******* **** ******* ****, has ******~$***,*** **** ~*,*** ********** ** ************** ***** *********** **********. ****** ******* Zero, ***** *** ************ ******* *** market **** *********** ******* *** * developed *********, ********* *** *** *** begun ********** ** ******** ********* ********** approvals **** ** *** *************.
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Kickstarter ********
********* ******** ***** * (**) ** "a ******* ********* *** ************ *** hackers," ********* **** ******* ****:
*** *********** *************** ** ******** * **** * funding **** ** $**,***, ***** *** been *********, *** *** ******* ******** shows **** ********** **** ***** ***** the ********.
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M1 ************* **. ******* ****
** ****** ******* *************** ******* ** the ******* ****, ********* ********, **** / ***, ***-***, ****, *** *** interface. *** *** ************* ********** ** M1 ****** *.* *** ****, ***** is *** ********* ** ******* *** of *** ***.
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Open ****** ********
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*** ** **** *** *** *** of ******* ****’* ****** ****. ***, the **’* ******** **** ** **** source.
***** ********* *** *** **** ***** code ******, ***** *********** ******** ***** the ****** ********** **** ** ********* to *** ****** **** *** ******* are *******.
** ** *** **** **'** ***** to *******, **'** ***** ** **** our ****** ********** ******.
*********** ****** **** *** **** ** its *** *****, ********* **** ** ** * disadvantage ** *** ***** ** ****** up *** *** ********** *** ********* support.
M1 ********* ************* ***********
********* *** **** ********* *************, ***** **** **** ******* *************. However, *** ***** ** *** ***** if *** ******* ************* **** ****, as *** ******* **** *** **** the ****** ******, *** ****** *** functionality **** *****-***** *****.
** ****, ** *** ********* ** M1's ******* ************* *** **** **** the ****** **** ** ** ********.
No *** *************
********* **** **** **** **** **** not ***** *** *** ************* ******* and **** ***** *** ********* ************* in ****.
** **** *** *** ***** *** certification ******* *** *** ***. ** plan ** ********** *** ****** *** certification ** ****. ** **** ** apply *** ********* *************. ** *** confident **** ** *** **** *** end ** **** ******** **********.
**** ******** ****** ** ******* ****, FCC ************** ** **** ****** **** the ************ ****** ******* *** "*******" might **** **********. *** **** ************* within *** ****** **** ********* *** FCC ************* **********, ** *** *** would **** ** ********* ***** ********* functionalities: ****/***, ***-***, *** *.* *** WiFi.
****** **** *** *** ******* ******* Flipper **** ********.
Incorporated ** *** **
********* *********** ********* ** ************ ** *** USA, *** **** *** ** ********, and * ****** ** **********.
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** *** * ***% ******** *******, incorporated ** **** ******** *** **********. All ** *** *******, ********, *** hardware **** **** ********* ** *** USA. ** **** ** ***** ** any ***** ******* *** ** ************ with *** ******* *********.
Executive ****
***** ********* **** *** **** * LinkedIn *******, ** ***** **** ****** on *** *********** **** ** * part ** *** ****. ** ******** of *** ********,******* ****, ******** *** ****** **********, ******* coordinator, *** *** ********* *** ** director ***** ******, *** ******* ** IPVM's *********.
*******
**** ******** *** *** ****** ******* dollars ******* ****** ********* *** ****** demand *** ***** ***** ** *******.
*******, ********* **** **** ** *********** that *** ************* *****, **** ** can **** *** / ********** ********, and **** ** *** *** *********** to ****** ************* ** ******* ******* Flipper ****, ***** ** ******* ****** established ** **** ******* *** ***** space.
#*, *** *** ******* ** ** critical ***** ****** (****** ** *****, IPVM, ***.). * ***** *** *** being *********, *** *** ****. * would ****** ***** ******* ** ******* a ********** ******* **'* **** *** readers ** ** **** ******* ***** alone ** *** ********.
**** ****! ****** ** * **** Lord! *********, **** **** ** **** to **** *** ***** *** *** Rebel ******** *********.