According to Hackaday, hardware hacker Aaron Christophel has been reverse-engineering the Xiaomi Mi Band 10 fitness tracker and its Bestechnic processor, developing custom firmware for the device. His work continues a broader tradition among hardware enthusiasts: taking apart consumer electronics to understand how they work and customize them beyond their original design.

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