keys

Sunday, September 20, 2009
Design

Hotel Guest Room Built Entirely From Key Cards

3:45AM Dan Nosowitz | A Holiday Inn in New York City, with the help of master house-of-cards builder Bryan Berg, has built a guest house (lobby, bedroom, bathroom) out of 200,000 key cards. That even extends to the undoubtedly-painful key-card toilet paper. More »
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Friday, September 18, 2009
Gadgets

Before Your Next Crime Spree, Be Sure To Print Your Handcuff Key

11:30AM Rosa Golijan | Whether it’s “Officer, I was only going 150km/h” or “Honey, I can’t get ‘em off”, sometimes you just lack a handcuff key. Fortunately, you can print one—if you happen to have a 3D printer, that is. More »
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Saturday, June 13, 2009
Design

Dismembered Doll Limbs Hold Your Keys

12:00AM Mark Wilson | Some find baby dolls cute. Others realise their potential for holding your stuff—if they’re chopped to bits and fastened to wood. More »
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Friday, February 27, 2009
Gadgets

Sprinkler Hide-a-Key Conceals Your Keys in Plain Sight

12:00PM Gizmodo US Edition | This sprinkler head may look like a typical lawn-watering device, but it really isn’t: It’s actually a key holder that will help you hide your house keys in plain view of all potential trespassers. More »
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Sunday, January 18, 2009
Peripherals

Homemade Scrabble Keyboard: Double Nerd Score

1:00PM Gizmodo US Edition | This wood and brushed aluminium keyboard features real Scrabble tiles with the points score slightly modded to show each key’s secondary function. It’s classy, it’s nerdy, and it’s worth a ton of points. More »
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Gadgets

DIY: Safety Alarm Clock Locks In Your Snooze and Throws Away The Key

9:00AM Andi Wang | I’m a deep sleeper. Too many times, I’ve ignored the snooze button and turned off the alarm, making Jason wonder, “Where’s my slave Andi?!” This DIY alarm clock would be perfect for us sleep addicts. More »
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Friday, December 12, 2008
Gadgets

Car Key For Teens Renders Mobile Phones Useless While Driving

6:30AM Adam Frucci | As we all know, driving while using a mobile phone makes for some dangerous driving. Now, a new key fob will allow parents to jam their kids’ mobile phone while they’re behind the wheel. More »
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Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Toys

Keyhole Surgery: Operation for the Less Than Ethical

7:40AM Mark Wilson | While some of us invest points into intelligence to become doctors, others of us pour those stats into perception and agility to take a different route… More »
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Friday, October 31, 2008
Software

Software Can Duplicate Your Keys Using a Photo Taken From 60 Metres Away

8:00AM Sean Fallon | There are skilled locksmiths out there that can reproduce a key from high-resolution images, but new software developed by computer scientists at UC San Diego has simplified the process to a frightening degree. In fact, their “Sneakey” system can reproduce a key with only a grainy mobile phone image or, in one case, a picture taken from 60 metres away with a five-inch telephoto lens. More »
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Vehicles

Sharp Builds Wireless Electronic Car Keys Into a Phone, Finally

7:30PM John Herrman | In collaboration with Nissan and NTT DOCOMO, a Japanese mobile operator, Sharp has developed what they claim is the first mobile phone that also functions as a keyless entry and ignition device for cars. Rather than building a new system from the ground up, Sharp has simply opted to include Nissan’s existing Intelligent Key technology in a phone. The system will function like any of the many other wireless keyfobs on the market today, authorising the driver to enter, exit and start his or her car without ever poking any keys around. More »
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