Safes

Gadgets

Crack Almost Any Electronic Safe With The Bounce Technique

6:20AM October 28, 2011 | Adam Dachis

If you have a digital safe with a passcode entry, a few things could go wrong. You could forget the code, the electronic mechanism could fail, or someone could change the code without you knowing. In the event you need to break into your own electronic safe, here’s how to do it. More »


Geek Out

That Mysterious, Possibly Mafia-Connected Has Been Opened! But Only Oprah Knows What’s Inside

4:35PM September 22, 2011 | Casey Chan

Do you remember that mysterious safe hidden behind a wall inside Bill’s Casino in Reno? Well, it’s been opened. Cool! Not really, since it was opened and filmed by Oprah’s people for a TV special. So no one knows what’s inside still. TV drama! More »


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Can 000000 Secretly Open Your Hotel Safe?

2:00AM September 7, 2011 | Sam Biddle

This is a little disconcerting. Frequent traveller and caution-monger skyrangerpro discovered something bad about his hotel safe: it can be opened, overriding his own password, by entering all zeros. You might want to check your hotel safe today. More »


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Man Finds Mysterious Safe, Plans To Open It Live On The Internet

10:40AM August 25, 2011 | Casey Chan

Mike Laub recently bought Bill’s casino in Lake Tahoe and was in the process of renovating the building. But when he started tearing down walls, Laub found a 1.2m tall, black locked safe that was hidden underneath a staircase and sealed off behind a wall. More »


News

Hundreds Of Safes Washing Up On The Shores Of Japan

7:37AM April 12, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Citizens in Japan (especially the elderly) like to keep a fair amount of cash on hand in their homes. And after the earthquake and tsunami wreaked havoc on homes, money (and safes full of money) are washing up on shore and appearing in the debris of ravaged towns. More »


Gadgets

Vacuum Cleaner Robbers Suck Up $US800,000 From Safeboxes

2:40AM September 25, 2010 | Brian Barrett

France really does have the best thieves. This time, a group of bandits known as the “vacuum gang” has gone on a 15-store robbing spree using nothing but a drill and a powerful vacuum cleaner. It’s Mission Impossible meets Martha Stewart. More »


Gadgets

DormVault Laptop Safe Fends Off Roommates

2:00AM August 18, 2009 | Danny Allen

At first glance, this ruggedised steel box looks kinda lame, but because it bolts to furniture from the inside (using supplied mounting parts), it actually wouldn’t be a bad way to protect your 17-inch-or-smaller laptop in communal living situation. More »


Safe-T Bed: Sleep Soundly on a Cache of Guns, Jewels and Money

6:30AM December 27, 2008 | Sean Fallon

Somewhere between a sock and an actual bank lies the Executive Safe-T bed. Hollandia International’s design incorporates a heavy-duty safe underneath the mattress and a cover in the head joint of the bed base.

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Gadgets

Jewellery Box Features USB and Fingerprint Authentication Security

12:20PM December 24, 2008 | Sean Fallon

Perhaps Paris Hilton would have avoided the $US2 million theft of her jewellery recently if she had one of these BioMirage Coffers. It can only be opened via fingerprint identification or a USB key.

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Gadgets

Shock Safe Delivers a Jolt to Would-Be Thieves

2:15AM December 16, 2008 | Adam Frucci

I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that no one wants your old baseball cards enough to warrant securing them in a safe that delivers electric shocks to people.

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