Geek Out

Orlando Airport Kicks Out The TSA

Responding to outcry about the TSA’s scanning, Orlando’s Sanford Airport has invoked a little-known clause that allows them to replace the TSA with one of five approved third-party security firms, citing “more accountability and better customer service”. Here’s hoping. [WDBO]


November 17, 2010
Cars

US Homeland Security: My Way Or The Highway

Janet Napolitano – US Secretary of Homeland Security – has a word of advice for all of you who want to take an aeroplane but who don’t want to have your genitals groped by a TSA agent: It’s my way or the highway.


September 29, 2010
Gadgets

Some Airport Employees Use Body Scanners As Personal Nudie-Vision Goggles

We’ve heard of airport employees abusing body scanners to get naughty looks at their coworkers, but now we’re hearing that some security officials at a Nigerian airport might be using them like personal nudie-vision goggles.


September 13, 2010

Update: The Power Brick That Does Indeed Fly

Gizmodo AU

Does the PADACS Ultracharge become an actual bomb scare? It was time to find out.


August 30, 2010
Geek Out

I Guess You Can Throw Yourself Into The Airport X-Ray Instead Of Walking Through The Metal Detector

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July 28, 2010
Software

AirportRemote Monitor App Turns Your iPhone Into A Flight Board

You know those flight information display boards at airports that show travellers what gate to go to, what time their flight is and all that? AirportRemote Monitor makes your iPhone do the same thing.


May 8, 2010
Gadgets

Yes, Airport Screeners Do Make Fun Of Your Tiny Penis

This man, former TSA screener Rolando Negrin, apparently has a tiny penis. It was revealed to his TSA coworkers by the TSA’s fancy electronic no-hands strip searcher. They mocked him for nearly a year. Then he snapped.


October 21, 2009
Gadgets

New Apple Products Leaked, Sources Claim

AppleInsider claims that they got word of all the product announcements coming today from Apple, including specs for a new 21.5-inch iMac, 2.53-GHz Mac Mini, Time Capsule, and some other surprises:


August 13, 2009
Software

Airport Update Fixes OS 10.5.8 Issues

I know of a few people who’ve encountered weird Wi-Fi problems since the OS 10.5.8 update. Now Apple has released a Macbook/Macbook Pro patch for the networking issues claimed to occur under low battery power. Hopefully things will be all better now. [Apple via Ars]


June 23, 2009
Cars

I Don’t Want To Land Here

Seriously. I don’t.