Intel confirmed that the HDCP “master key” posted anonymously last week is indeed real. But while it’s always fun to see restrictive security measures get picked apart, this particular crack probably won’t do you a whole lot of good.
While the Blendtec blender can blend all manner of topical gadgets, it looks like it’s met its match in a pair of keys. Will it blend a pair of keys? Uh…no. [@ahphotovideo via Lansing Noise via The Daily What]
It’s tough to not like clever repurposed gadgets like this, especially when it would be so easy to do yourself. My one question: can the keychain double as a bottle opener? If so, I’m sold. [Thabto via Design Milk]
Thanks to the volcanic ash grounding European planes, sea-travel might just become the new way to skip between countries, making this Saturday’s £90,000 (149,277) auction of the keys to the binocular cabinet on the Titanic all the more poignant.
Frustrated after seeing his father try to make a replacement car key without the ID code, Steve Randall and Ted Schwarzkopf created the Electronic Key Impressioner. If it works, it could be great news for locksmiths. And maybe thieves too.
