Re: Foundation Passport (FE) hardware wallet review and walkthrough
I didn't expect someone would review $299 device (excluding possible import tax and shipping cost). But with such high cost, i'm really annoyed they don't bother include rechargeable lithium AAA when they include industrial class microSD.
Hehe, you know me - I'm not 'someone' 
Oh yes that would have been a cool idea, to simply include rechargeable AAA's, but I think those then would also have a closed-source chip which is something they wanted to avoid and thus chose to use standard 'dumb' batteries.I totally forget about closed source battery. But i don't see how it could impact using FE since usually it's used to make electronic device only accept specific brand/type of battery.
Example, https://hackaday.com/2011/03/30/headphones-use-standard-sized-but-proprietary-rechargeable-batteries/.
IMHO, if people choose FE rather than other hardware wallet (such as Ledger and Trezor) which is cheaper and easier to use, it's more likely they have better secure practice. I wouldn't worry about malicious application which replace PBST file if you perform good security practice and verify the transaction before sign/broadcast process.
Oh, for sure, but maybe it would be worth adding to the guide or something. Like, especially with airgap, people may expect to be able to use it on fully infected machines and shit and rely too much on perceived security. On the other hand, the large screen makes it very easy to confirm the receiver address and if that matches, you're obviously good.Good point, HW wallet such as Ledger and Trezor could be used on infected device and it's not easy to perform MitM attack on USB connection.