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Make Your Own Secret Knock-Detecting Door Lock
3:00AM Sean Fallon | Hideouts can’t be protected with a simple lock and key; those jobs require passwords or secret knocks. For the latter, you can go the extra mile and build a knock detector using a few basic pieces of equipment. More »
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ThreeStyle Door is Three…Three Doors In One
5:00AM Sean Fallon | If your household is statureally diverse, this 3-in-1 door from Slam Doors may be of interest. It features separate doors for kids and humiliatingly short adults. More »
Business
Apple Store Glass Door Explodes on Couple
11:00AM Matt Buchanan | Andrew’s parents went to the Apple Store in Leawood, Kansas to buy a new iThing. Bauble acquired, they headed for the glass door. The wind slammed it into the building, exploding it all over them. More »
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Revolving Door Uses You to Make Energy
9:30AM Mark Wilson | It’s an alarmingly simple concept that claims to be the world’s first application: Netherlands-based company Natuurcafé La Port installed a power generator into a revolving door. Fantastic, but it took us this long? More »
Design
At the End of the Day, $US15,000 Carbon Fibre Biometric Door Is Still Just A Door
6:30AM Jack Loftus | Carbon fibre is pretty, and it’s a cool technique to implement with car design… but what about doors? Who cares, you say? I agree, but it still didn’t stop this door from becoming a reality. More »
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DIY Touch-Sensitive Keyless Entry System
3:45AM Sean Fallon | There are all kinds of keyless door locks on the market these days, but this DIY version utilises a touch-sensitive system powered by an arduino that offers a cheap, secure and discreet method of entering a locked room. To gain access, the user must touch a wire jutting out from the door in a specific sequence. Yeah, this project is super-ghetto, but it would be awesome integrated into the doorknob itself. More »
Design
Moving Walls Make For Customizable Floorplans
8:15AM Sean Fallon | Designer Lotty Linderman’s moving wall/door is only a concept, but the pivoting arm design could have a lot of potential. I can see a system being constructed that would allow users to swing walls around to customise their living space. Obviously, that would give homeowners a lot of options with regard to the floorplan—not to mention a big advantage if you are living in cramped quarters. At the very least, it would make for one hell of a secret door. [Lotty Linderman via Apartment Therapy] More »
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Finally, The World’s First THX-Certified Door
1:15AM John Mahoney | Home theatre junkies are now one step closer to a fully THX-certified home thanks to Serious Materials’ QuietHome soundproof doors, which joins the company’s QuietRock THX-certified drywall. The Serious folks claim an 85% improvement in sound blockage over a standard solid-core door with the 2 1/4-inch thick THX-certified edition, which will set you back US$2,500 when it clears the certification board (and once the first shipment clears to George Lucas’s Presidio compount). If you’re in the target market for a THX-certified door, US$2,500 probably won’t sting too badly. Now, where is my THX-certified easy chair and acoustically neutral Pringles can? Read on for full details. More »
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Plexidor is Automatic Star Trek-Like Door for Your Pets (and Only Yours)
6:31PM Kit Eaton | Now, if this door makes the classic Pphssshshm Star Trek door noise when it opens and shuts, the manufacturers are onto a winner. It sounds like a neat solution for dogs and cats that like to roam: you pop a weatherproof RFID tag in their collar, and when they approach the Plexidor pet door it automatically slides up to let your pets in or out. Its safety mechanism means it won’t guillotine your pet if they dawdle, and it shuts automatically so you only get your animals in your home. It’s made of the same stuff as football helmets, so it should withstand some tough weather, and it’s available now for between US$130 and US$800, depending on features and size. [Electronic House] More »
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