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 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, ...
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...
As a remedy for a world of overcomplicated home security measures, Dag Designlab has created one of the simplest solutions we've seen yet. Combining two of man's most basic instincts - sight and sound...
When you have a home, you need some kind of security system. It all depends on exactly what it is. Thankfully, condos and most apartment buildings are already secured in some fashion. From access card...
We never did trust you. Maybe it was your shifty eyes, those beads of sweat always covering your upper lip, your habit of always shaking your leg while seated. We always suspected you were the one ch...
Growing up in beautiful Miami, Florida; all anybody could ever talk about at the beginning of June is hurricane season. Are you prepared? Did you stock up on plywood, water and batteries? For all our ...
You never know when you might need a little extra security for certain rooms in your house or office, and instead of utilizing a not so attractive dead bolt or master lock, Numlock is a pretty great...
Sometimes nothing's better than a Saturday morning, afternoon and night spent in front of the tube catching up on those intense TV drama plot lines and find out who's slapping who on VH1's Celebrealit...
This past week after attending ICFF and heading out from the city, we found ourselves in one of those situations where you need a specific tool you don't normally worry about, but really need when you...
We've seen this idea most prevalent amongst urban cyclists afraid of losing their two wheeled transportation to would-be thieves: camouflaging their expensive bikes with duct tape, haphazard paint job...
Now we don't live in a part of town that warrants a fake security camera or even better, a security camera disguised as an owl. We do however, live in a part of town that would warrant a bird feeder. ...
Last week, we mentioned our concerns with distracted drivers when we told you about our road-rage-inspired road trip game, "Guess the Gadget." Commenter kambykitten said her super-commuting boss estim...
With the economy in the trash bin, crime of opportunity like burglaries are expected to increase. Although the well to do can afford elaborate home security systems, what are those with more modest in...
I just got back home to Atlanta after a weekend road trip (24 hours in three days, whew!) to my hometown of Miami to be a bridesmaid in my best friend's wedding. As soon as we hit South Florida, aka t...
Do you have a sneaking suspicion that somebody is snooping on your computer? Whether it's your girlfriend, boyfriend, mom or kids that you think are hopping onto your machine and tracking your none-of...
You can thank those across-the-pond folk for bringing the Beatles, Coldplay and TV show The Office over here to the states. Whenever something's a hit in England, you can believe that we Americans are...
There is still the stealth install of the monitor and DVR to go, but we have put together the final camera. This one is going to appear strikingly similar to a previous camera we did but that is inten...
Unfortunately, we received some heartbreaking news yesterday. Our grandparent's entire photo album collection was stolen in an estate sale that my family had over the weekend. The albums were behind...
We can't even count how many online identities we have. It seems like these days, anytime you want to read an article, comment on a blog post, or network with friends you have to create a user name a...
We all know laptop security as some sort of cable tethering your precious cargo to a desk. We have also blogged tips on keeping your laptop safe while you are out and about, but these are all preventa...
So maybe you're not a big fan of turning your home into a car alarm system, investing in a wireless solution that still requires you pay a monthly fee, or building a security camera disguised as a bir...
Why is it that not everyone has a secure wireless network at home? Raise your hand if you are reading this right now and you don't....or don't know. Is it because you just can't be bothered to rememb...
While CES 2009 is all but over, we're undoubtedly placed in a position to scrutinize whether the gadget makers there actually brought something more useful than a set of flatter LCD monitors and a bun...
As the days have become shorter and darker during the winter, the issue of security lighting around our apartment building has arisen as a priority again. In the past we had tried using a city-provide...
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