Mar 05
You can learn the basics of lock picking from a GIF
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Dec 02
When you’re going about your day, it’s not always just your bicycle that needs to be occasionally locked up. If you were studying at the library and came back from the bathroom to find your backpack missing, you’d be just as upset. So while incredibly compact Safe+ Microlock probably isn’t ideal for your bike, it should be more than adequate for everything else.
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Sep 26
The most expensive, most intricate bike locks you can buy are really only guaranteeing that your bicycle’s frame doesn’t get stolen. Everything else, from your wheels to your seat, are fair game if not taken with you or somehow secured. But that ‘somehow’ could very well be these clever Sphyke miniature combination locks, which make it impossible for your ride to be disassembled without knowing the passcode.
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Aug 08
How many have you found yourself locked out, stuck with a visiting friend who has to wait on the curb cause you aren’t able to get them a key yet, left out in the cold with a lost key and locksmith, or any number of other unfortunately common circumstances? As long as people use physical keys—we’re going to run into some unfortunate problems. And while KeyMe won’t solve all of those, it comes as close as you’re going to get for now.
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Jul 02
For everyone in the world whose heart has not blackened and shriveled beyond repair, nothing boosts your mood quite like a new family addition in the form of a dog. That is, until you have to wake up at the crack of dawn to let that needy, opposable-thumbless mutt out. But new dog owner and Raspberry Pi enthusiast David Hunt has rigged himself up a highly creative solution: a door that automatically unlocks at your dog’s bark—or as he’s dubbed it, Pi-Rex.
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Jun 18
Welcome to the era of the round, shiny in-home automation system. While Nest led the charge early on, a new device, called Goji, is taking up the mantle. The Goji is an automatic deadbolt that looks like HAL 2000′s eye and can take pictures of folks who come to your door and allows you to lock – and unlock – your door anywhere in the world.
The system logs all entries and exits and can notify you when someone opens the bolt. It has a small, round readout on the outside facing part of the door and a larger, more traditional-looking interface on the inside. The system allows you to give one-time keys to visitors and even unlock the door remotely over Wi-Fi.
Wireless deadbolts are nothing new but few are as handsomely appointed as the Goji. Clad in a metal case with blue LED readout, the bolt attaches to any standard door and simply retracts when unlocked. It has a keyed backup system and also supports low power Bluetooth “dongles” that allow you to unlock the Goji without a smartphone.
Founded by branding expert Gabriel Bestard Ribas, the Goji offers little that the incumbents like Schlage don’t already have. However, the Goji looks far sexier than any of the keypad and remote locks I’ve seen thus far. While I don’t know how many more round, shiny things my old, ratty home can take without looking like a gussied up sow’s ear, it’s nice to know these things exist.
The lock will retail for $278 but is available for a $235 pledge. They are looking to raise $120,000 and have already hit $97,000 with 47 days to go. I just hope these things don’t become sentient and lock us out of our homes.
Mar 28
Watch a Genius Two-Year-Old Use Nail Clippers to Pick a Lock and Steal His Sister’s Toys
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Here is the most adorable theft ever. A two-year-old toddler figured out how to use nail clippers to pick the lock on his eight-year-old sister’s door so that he could steal a stuffed animal at night. His parents set up a baby camera to see the incredible “crime” go down. More »
Jan 24
If you’re prone to losing your keys and finding yourself locked out of the house when you get home, you’ll want to pay attention to this brilliant home mod by YouTuber oggfaba. Using hardware and lumber you can easily find at any home improvement megalopolis, they created a near invisible secret door that perfectly blends in with the exterior of their house. More »
Nov 27
Earlier this year a team of researchers announced that it was possible to hack the keycard systems used in millions of hotel rooms using $50 worth of parts. Now a recent spate of hotel break-ins is being attributed to the attack. More »
Oct 01
If you’re tired of digging out your house keys when you get home, take a look at this brilliant workaround by Piet De Vaere. He hacked his doorbell to listen for a secret sequence of button presses that automatically unlocked the gate in front of his house. As long as you’ve got a great memory, you can shed a few of the keys in your pocket. More »
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