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Chain Drink

Bike rack maker Kuat (Koo-at) has released a convenient and clever contraption for keeping your wheels safe. What looks like a typical bike water bottle from the outside actually contains a five foot internally coiled 8mm cable thats designed to lock back into itself. The bottle also sports a lower storage compartment for stashing keys [...]

Pop n' Lock

As life becomes increasingly more digital, securing your files is a must. You’re ahead of the game with password protection on your phone, tablet and computer. But what about that backup USB hard drive? Couldn’t someone just plug it into another computer, and copy every last bachelor party photo of you, “relaxing”, with just a [...]

Don't Pray. Prey.

IPhone and iPad owners lucked out when Apple made the find my iPhone application free. But what about other laptops or phones you might have? Recently, a company called Hidden made a big splash in the media world for helping an Oakland resident find his stolen laptop — but we prefer Prey. Why? Well, you [...]

Lockdown looker

Our latest Project Kickstarter find is a safe and elegant protection system for your favorite two-wheeled companion (and we don’t mean your broke ass rollerblades). The TiGr’s compact Titanium bow and highly pick resistant lock is flexible, allowing users to secure their bike to structures up to 5 1/2″ in diameter. For some bikes, it [...]

Closest thing to a digital bouncer

Add security and peace of mind to your home with the Brinno Digital PeepHole Viewer ($90). Its 2¼”x1½” LCD screen provides a clear picture of whose knocking, even compensating for the fish-eye view and there’s also a button for zooming in should your visitor (or date) require a closer inspection. The panel can be installed [...]

Sound Off

Padlocks are a great way to keep things secure. The world’s supply of bolt cutters isn’t exactly dwindling though, so there’s always a risk that your bike, tool box, or other toys can get snagged when you aren’t around. The U.S. Patrol Siren Padlock Alarm ($13) adds another layer of protection by emitting a 110db [...]

Protect Ya Neck

We don’t imagine many of you earn your scratch as guitar playing street busker — but if you do that’s totally cool and please send us a demo. We also doubt you’re reading this while aboard your tour bus driving to your next 100,000+ seating stadium venue (again though if you are a global rock [...]

Simplify Your Key Ring

One downside to owning a lot of toys is that protecting them can quickly overwhelm your key ring. The Strattec Bolt Lock System is designed to simplify your life by allowing users to unlock everything including: pad locks, cable locks, spare tire locks, trailer locks, receiver locks, and a motorcycle disc brake locks all with [...]

Taking Car Security Systems To A Whole New Level The 2009 BMW 5-Series Security. Aging yuppies need not apply. The likelihood of buying a BMW 5 series? Possible. The likelihood of purchasing a BMW 5 series that withstands .44 caliber Magnum bullets, has VR4 ballistic protection, explosion-resistant armored underbelly, thorax airbags (huh?), reinforced heat-resistant rubber [...]

This is one of this items we know could never be pawned off as a necessary purchase no matter how you explained it to someone. Of course you wouldn’t need that as almost every person now has a portable USB drive and none of them would have anything as cool as this. Absolutely exuding with [...]

Nowadays there’s no limit to how well you can protect your identity and data. DataMore makes it simple for you to just that. It’s 120 gigabyte fingerprint password enabled external hard drive serves as a perfect place for you to house all your important documents. If features: 10 Fingerprint Registration Auto-scramble encryption Overvoltage Protection USB [...]

The BioVault 2.0 safely stores your valuables whatever they might be: jewelry, pharmaceuticals, coins, stocks, bonds, weapons, or critical documents. Better yet, the proprietary fingerprint technology makes it a cinch for you to access your gear. What this means to you: We’re keen on the idea of phasing out antiquated keys. Our advice is that [...]