I grew up in Florida and 3 out of my 4 beach cruiser bikes stolen… no joke. The initial shock of coming out and finding your bike, which was locked up, gone sucks big time. Finally a smart lock… appropriately named the SmartLock. The SmartLock works like a normal lock…
The kids you used to pick on in high school are at it again… computer scientist from the University of San Diego have create software that will duplicate a key from a photo. The photo doesn’t even need to be that good. Yikes. The system, named Sneakey, uses "teleduplication–extracting a…
We have seen some pretty cool remote control gadgets over the years… but this one is up there on the cool factor. You can use it to spy on folks… and then play laser tag with your little brother. The car is priced fairly at $90… and gets cheaper if…
Wanna get Granny a gun? This is the one because it is easy to shoot and doesn’t take massive trigger strength… but she better be a great shot… because she only gets one shot! The manufacturer is taking pre-orders for $300 each here. What is the Palm Pistol? The Palm…
This Caballero linen-covered polo dubbed the “Armani of Armor” by high-profile clients such as Prince Felipe of Spain, President Álvaro Uribe of Colombia and President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela will protect the wearer from a 9mm bullet and even an Uzi. The $12,000 anti-ballistic polo short is made from ultra…
The C-Quester 3 by U-Boat Works is one bad lil personal submarine that is actually available for sale, unlike the hard to find Seabreacher. Although, not cheap at around $575K the C-Quester is both a boat and a submarine. The unit can dive to depths of 100m and can stay…
Gotta love the gadgety goodness at Brando. The “spy micro camera watch” comes with a built in micro camera and 2GB’s of memory. The watch records at 352 x 288 pixels in the AVI format and the video can be downloaded via a mini USB cable. The only negative, other…
Friend of mine send me this pic of some anal retentive British Defense Ministry chap playing with what looks like a hover-copter. Apparently having Mother England covered with static surveillance cameras is not enough – time to upgrade the toys. At first look, this reminds me of one of those…
Although I was deeply disappointed at the absence of robot sharks with frickin laser beams attached to their heads, the 11th International Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition was still awesome. Robotic subs competed in a variety of tasks showing off their technological prowess. This year a team from the University of…
I am one of the most paranoid types… I always think of where people will look when I am hiding something of value… and I always worry that my small safe (not bolted down) can just be picked up and walked away with. So, I like when I see “smart”…