Tag Archive for 'security'
“Christmas is coming and the goose is getting fat” - so goes the old rhyme, but what it fails to mention is the fact that the festive period also often means a quick spell of playing tech-support for parents and relatives when you go back home. Because if there’s one thing that’s certain in this [...]
If your laptop is anything like mine then it contains pretty much everything you’ve ever created in digital form (bar some unrecoverable stuff from obscure proprietary floppy formats pre-IBM PC), and the thought of losing it makes you want to sit in a darkened corner and chant “breathe breathe breathe” while beating your head against [...]
Not many details on this one, but beyond the basic premise what exactly do you need to know? It’s a remote controlled, laser-guided squirrel-shooting garden gun, made by RC Groups forum member Imopar69. There’s a video of it in action here.
Obviously SlashGear does not condone firing anything at innocent animals. Girl Scouts selling cookies, however, [...]
When Vincent tested the OtterBox Rugged Laptop Case back in August, he ran it over with his Toyota 4Runner just to make sure it was up to the honoured task of protecting his MacBook. I wonder if Pelican will let him do the same with their 1495 Laptop Case, which they’re claiming is water proof, [...]
While the rest of the world was stressing over nano-technology turning into a great green mess and consuming us like electrochemically charged yum-packs, Japanese security company ALSOK was busy developing a series of killer death robots guard robots to protect and serve. Now, for the paltry sum of $10,000 to $20,000, you can have a [...]
Sharper Image would have it that this AmberWatch Child Safety alarm and watch is designed to protect your trusting offspring from “predators” - whether they mean large-toothed animals or grubby men in stained rain-coats I’m not too sure, perhaps there are situation-specific models you can choose between - but I know that in reality it’s [...]
If you’re a VIP (or just have friends who play really, really serious pranks) you might be interested in Jaguar’s latest high-cost, old-style plaything. The Armoured XJ looks, ostensibly, like a standard car from the company, but under the aluminium skin there’s enough Kevlar shielding, titanium reinforcement and ballistic protection to earn it B6 classification; in [...]
It was only a couple of weeks ago that we covered IBM’s Smart Surveillance System, software which can analyse multiple information sources such as CCTV, audio and chemical detection to piece together a cross-referenced security review, and now Siemens would like to present its alternative. Sistore CX EDS is a package of cameras and computer software that [...]
At first I thought this robot from Dr Robot Inc. was an homage to Cronenberg, with eyeballs on long bendy tendrils, but it turns out that those are just webcam housings being held in its little metal hands. In fact, SCOUT is intended to remotely monitor environments in which direct manipulation is needed; a small, [...]
I’m beginning to think that the easiest way to secure my home is to brick up all the doors and windows. Yes, I wouldn’t be safe from people with bulldozers and wrecking balls, but thanks to this video from the Automated Home forums I’m not all too confident in biometric locks now.
It shows just how [...]
