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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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9:20AM Mark Wilson | There are 64,000 potential combinations in a Master Lock. With a few easy steps, you can figure out the last number of any combination. From there, you’ll crack the lock in 100 attempts or less. [incredimazing via HackaDay]
How To Best A Master Lock
9:20AM Mark Wilson | There are 64,000 potential combinations in a Master Lock. With a few easy steps, you can figure out the last number of any combination. From there, you’ll crack the lock in 100 attempts or less. [incredimazing via HackaDay]
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Kwikset’s Connected Locks Feature Remote Locking, Email Notifications
9:00AM Dan Nosowitz | Every city dweller has had that panicky moment of “Crap, did I leave the door unlocked this morning?” Kwikset’s new locks let you check to see if you did in fact forget, and then lock the door if you did. More »
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Ultimate Lock Picker Cracks Medeco High Security Deadbolts In Minutes
9:00AM Sean Fallon | The folks at Wired have taken a peek into the life of one Marc Weber Tobias—a man that obsessively pits himself against the toughest physical security systems that modern technology can muster. Unfortunately for manufacturers, Tobias hasn’t found a lock that he can’t pick, crack, or bump. More »
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Freelock Self-Locking Cycle Concept
9:30AM Andi Wang | If you’re tired of carrying a lock around with you every where you ride, the Freelock is a self-locking bicycle whose seat also functions as a built in lock, which is apparently as secure as an old bicycle with a typical chain lock. More »
Design
‘Help Lock’ Doorknob Protects Olds From Bathroom Peril
10:41PM John Herrman | Sometimes, old people fall and they can’t get up. It’s a fact! Designer Haishan Deng has proposed a simple, timed bathroom doorknob for folks who are prone to such accidents, living alone, or clumsy. More »
Peripherals
hd EZ lock Keeps Your HDMI Cords Fully Penetrated
10:00AM Mark Wilson | While HDMI may be the greatest home theatre connection known to Man, there can be instances when it comes unplugged accidentally. The universal hd EZ lock was designed to prevent such travesties. More »
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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1:00PM Nick Broughall | True story*: After having my bike stolen for the third time in as many months a few years ago, I had the exact same idea as the SmartLock from designer Mike Lambourn. Except instead of dye and pressurised gas inside the cable lock, I envisioned explosives and shrapnel to teach the bastards a real lesson. Obviously, it never got off the ground – it’s fairly difficult to buy explosives in today’s terror-filled society. And besides, this is a much better idea – the dye the SmartLock sprays will mark the bike, the crime scene and the criminal, making it easier for the cops to catch the perp. And even if they wash off all the dye, the cable also includes Smartwater, a special invisible liquid that is practically impossible to remove and can be detected by police using UV sensors. More »
SmartLock Sprays Bicycle Thieves With Dye
1:00PM Nick Broughall | True story*: After having my bike stolen for the third time in as many months a few years ago, I had the exact same idea as the SmartLock from designer Mike Lambourn. Except instead of dye and pressurised gas inside the cable lock, I envisioned explosives and shrapnel to teach the bastards a real lesson. Obviously, it never got off the ground – it’s fairly difficult to buy explosives in today’s terror-filled society. And besides, this is a much better idea – the dye the SmartLock sprays will mark the bike, the crime scene and the criminal, making it easier for the cops to catch the perp. And even if they wash off all the dye, the cable also includes Smartwater, a special invisible liquid that is practically impossible to remove and can be detected by police using UV sensors. More »
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