The Secret Knock Which Unlocks Your Front Door
A secret knock can get you into a lot of places. This is the first time that we have seen a knock which could actually open a lock automatically. Steve Hoefer came up with this ingenious way of unloc...
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FaceID Let's You Unlock Your Front Door With Your Face!
We know that biometric security, which involves scanning fingerprints or retinas, is quite common in banks and the like, but what if you could simply unlock your front door with your face? It's not li...
SimpliSafe Home Security System
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Product: SimpliSafe Security System Price: $249.99/$299.99 Rating: Strong Recommend* For apartment dwellers, home security usually means a couple of strong deadbolt locks, perhaps a mean German She...
Amber Alert GPS Helps Keep Track of Children
We lost power over here in our LA neighborhood for maybe 30-45 minutes, and when the power came back on, we were bombarded with all the hoopla about the Balloon Boy story that's gripped the nation's a...
Anti Wi-fi Paint is Here: How Would You Use It?
We've reported before on the potential for Anti-Wifi paint but it turns out those researchers have done it. Honestly, I'd prefer a Wi-Fi enhancing paint. Would you use Wi-fi paint to secure your hom...
Abandoned Nuclear Missile Silo Home
Ever dreamed of owning your own subterranean lair? lire From security, to thermal insulation, to protection from a nuclear attack, it'd have some pretty nice features. Check out this silo-turned-bac...
The Solar Powered Security Light
Early this year we added a battery powered LED motion detecting light up our apartment's front stairway. It worked really well, scaring away the miscreants who often loitered around our area during la...
Brinno Digital Peephole Viewer
Fitted with a 1.3 Mega Pixel CMOS, the Brinno Digital Peephole Viewer offers home owners a wider, brighter picture of who is outside your door with a press of the button. The security device works wel...
Free Laptop Security Option Using an Old Flash Drive
We've got a small cache of USB flash drives from trade shows, vendors and from sources we can't quite remember. The ubiquitous tech tool comes in handy in so many ways, whether it's adding Boxee to ou...
Wireless Infrared Driveway Patrol Alarm
Yeah, yeah, we know...it's a total As Seen on TV gadget, but this infrared wireless alert system isn't a half bad low cost security idea, since there's no need for any wiring or hard to manage system....
Vue Personal Video Network: Easy Home Security
It's always prudent to install some kind of security system in your pad or home. It's not just for rich or people with big houses. It's for everyone. For example, if you've got pets and you want to ch...
The Gunnebo SecurePod
An honourable mention winner in this year's Red Dot Design 2009 competition, we don't think we've seen a home safe quite like this cartoonishly attractive SecurePod Safe. Made from rotationally mould...
Power Strip Diversion Safe
We're used to a power strip protecting our electronics from sudden power spikes and surges, But we've never heard of one that can protect our jewelry, small valuables and extra cash......
Stat Key Helps You Locate the Right Opener
Icons have been helping us for decades, if not centuries. From street signs (Deer X-Ing) to desktop folders, we look to icons to tell us information in quick and concise ways. It only makes sense tha...
How to Keep That Laptop Locked Away from Nosy Roommates
So, you're moving into a new place with roommates. Even if your roommate seems nice, do you really trust him/her completely, with all of your belongings? We think that trust is earned and in a communa...
Fire Design Fire Extinguishers
Fire extinguishers are obviously an essential element in every home, but so often they are a necessary evil in terms of design- that little red canister has never done anything to enhance our decor....
Hot or Not? Blister Pack Killer
Do you think the person who invented the term blister pack did so because the packaging is just so darn dangerous? We know we've sliced up our hands pretty badly whenever we've tried to rip open a pl...
Make Your Vintage Tech Display Do Double Duty
We've been seeing a trend of using old tech as a kind of sculptural art piece. So if it's going to sit there taking up space, why not make it do double duty, like this vintage radio does for one Instr...
Schlage LiNK Lets You Control Your Home From Afar
One of the main concerns of any homeowner is what happens to their beloved place while they are away. This is something that causes as lot of worries. You are not there and you have no control over th...
Tiny Wireless Camera Security System Keeps an Eye While You're Away
Yes, we often make light of that most guilty of pleasues known as Skymall, but once in awhile we do see something that catches our eyes like this color surveillance system with 4 wee-sized wireless vi...
Sanyo Eneloop Lamp and Flashlight
Part weeble, part LED flashlight, the Sanyo Eneloop Lamp balances itself upright as a mood lamp, but also plays double duty and illuminates from bottom as a flashlight when positioned at a 90 degree a...
Nintendo Controller Morphs Into Doorbell
OMG! We need this. We NEEEEEEED it. One very creative DIYer retrofitted an old school NES controller to be a doorbell. Once any button on the controller is pressed it sends a signal to the wireless ...
Death by Twitter: Laptops and Bathrooms Do Not Mix
Another candidate for the Darwin Awards: A teenage girl in Romainia was electrocuted and died as a result of Tweeting from the bathtub. A sad story, but a good reminder to stay safe when you're playin...
The UNICAT MAN 6x6 Truck
Extreme portable living crammed with tech
The UNICAT MAN 6x6 was custom built for a customer based off the MAN TGA 6x6 Chassis. Included is everything you need for the most extreme expedition and comfort: Air suspended seats, burglarproof, ...
Baby Monitor App Notifies Parents Using iPhone Mic
We don't know about you, but it seems like everyone around us having babies. And with the arrival of babies means an assorted array of baby gear. Our favourite has always been baby video monitoring sy...
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