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Detectair vest sniffs the air for toxins

Detectair vest sniffs the air for toxins

Don this Detectair vest loaded with environmental sensors, and a combination of LEDs and vibrations will warn you when the...
 
Impressioner helps make a perfect copy of a car key

Impressioner helps make a perfect copy of a car key

Locksmiths and tech-aware thieves are going to have a field day with the Electronic Key Impressioner, capable of gathering the...
 
AmberAlert My Child ID: calm during an emergency

AmberAlert My Child ID: calm during an emergency

Quick: how tall is your son? How much does your daughter weigh? Is she allergic to anything? If there's an...
 
British police want UAVs to watch civilians during the 2012 Olympics

British police want UAVs to watch civilians during the 2012 Olympics

In what's sure to be a popular idea, Britain's Kent Police Department wants to use unmanned aerial vehicles to keep...
 
DIY non-lethal mousetrap using only a toilet paper tube

DIY non-lethal mousetrap using only a toilet paper tube

Blogger Chris "MacGyver" Glass isn't bothered all that much by mice. What does irk him, though, is when the little...
 
Victorinox Swiss Army knife in the boardroom

Victorinox Swiss Army knife in the boardroom

For what seems like forever, everyone carried around a Swiss Army knife — you never knew when you might need...
 
Russia's space agency wants to save the world from asteroids

Russia's space agency wants to save the world from asteroids

The idea of an asteroid colliding with the Earth is a scary thought indeed, though it's an event that many...
 
Hummingbird Robot being prepared to rescue humans

Hummingbird Robot being prepared to rescue humans

Chiba University researcher Hiroshi Ryu has unveiled what may be the first of a new wave of rescue robots. Dubbed...
 
150 more 'naked scanners' on the way

150 more 'naked scanners' on the way

One nut with exploding underwear tries to blow up a plane, and now the rest of us will be thoroughly...
 
The dangers of LED traffic lights: no heat means no melting snow

The dangers of LED traffic lights: no heat means no melting snow

LED traffic lights may use a fraction of the energy their incandescent predecessors used, but there's a problem emerging as...
 
Lockface USB drive uses your face as the password

Lockface USB drive uses your face as the password

Do you have trouble remembering passwords? Well, there's one thing you'll never be able to forget: your own face. The...
 
Stamp out ID theft with Plus protection stamp

Stamp out ID theft with Plus protection stamp

While some folks are oblivious to the perils of throwing out sensitive documents, others are quite serious about keeping personal...
 
Carbon fiber iWallet squeals if you leave it behind

Carbon fiber iWallet squeals if you leave it behind

Attention forgetful rich people with money to burn: Your wallet has arrived. The iWallet is impressive from the get-go, made...
 
Transforming oil tankers from floating goldmines into floating fortresses

Transforming oil tankers from floating goldmines into floating fortresses

Defending an oil tanker from pirates is a tricky business. On the one hand, you've got cargo worth upwards of...
 
Man creates DIY James Bond-style robotic lock

Man creates DIY James Bond-style robotic lock

Gadget wiz Michael Krumpus built himself a robotic deadbolt to seal his home lab. It's the kind of thing...
 

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