atm
Phones
EcoATM Automates Mobile Phone Recycling Process
7:00AM Jack Loftus | Mobile phone recycling services are ubiquitous today, but this is the first time I’ve seen the process automated and presented in a convenient ATM-like package. More »
Gadgets
South Africa’s ATMs Get Weaponised With Pepper Spray
12:00AM Adam Frucci | In South Africa, ATMs have been weaponised with pepper spray to ward off thieves. What could possibly go wrong?? More »
Random Stuff
Brute Force Password ATM Attack, A New Definition
11:20PM Jesus Diaz | As you know, to steal an ATM you only need John Connor’s Atari Portfolio, a credit card interface, and a password cracking program. Easy. That or 20 thugs and all that money will be yours. More »
Random Stuff
Stealing An ATM And Backhoe Has Hilarious Consequences
9:20AM Sean Fallon | I believe Wired’s Joe Brown summed this story best on Twitter: “Use stolen backhoe to steal ATM, ditch backhoe, ATM falls off truck, too heavy to pick up. Wish we had a backhoe.” More »
Regulars
The World’s Most Inconvenient ATM
9:40AM Sean Fallon | Either that is the worst ATM location in the world, or this guy is two feet tall. Too bad it’s not part of a series, I would like to see how this unfolds. [TechEBlog] More »
Computers
Crooks Rig ATM with Eee PC to Steal Credit Card Info
8:30PM Jesus Diaz | In yet another demonstration of the never-ending hacking possibilities of the ASUS Eee PC laptop, three criminals in Brazil rigged an ATM with the little low cost computer to grab credit card information and personal information numbers to clone cards. Smart, except that one of them was a total moron. More »
Software
Broken ATM Doubles Withdrawals (While Supplies Last)
9:00AM Wilson Rothman | It didn’t last long, but we’re surprised it happened at all: An ATM located in northern England was paying out double when users went for the maximum £300 withdrawal, netting £600 in spending cash. Needless to say, everyone who benefitted called their mothers, fathers, cousins and dog sitters, so that the overly generous cash machine was plumb out of bills within hours. More »
Gadgets
BlingNation Blinger Handheld ATM Confuses Us
6:15AM Jason Chen | At first glance we thought this BlingNation Blinger was a handheld ATM device that would let you purchase stuff directly from a salesperson (like in Apple stores), but on closer examination it’s actually quite weirder. More »
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