Tag Archives: locks

The Nintendo Keyless Entry System

Posted on December 8, 2008 by John Brownlee

This neat little hack turns an NES controller into a Keyless Entry System. The controller snakes from a wall-mounted Arduino: the rapid-fire entry of the Konami code (or similar NES input) will lock or unlock the door via a CD-ROM … Continue reading →

Operation meets lock picking

Posted on December 2, 2008 by John Brownlee

Artist Moritz Waldemeyer crafted this rather neat lockpicking variation of the game Operation: the idea is to insert the key through the translucent block, navigating the tumblers without touching the walls. I like it, but performing laproscopic surgery on the … Continue reading →

Siren Padlock is a metal mandrake manacle

Posted on June 11, 2008 by Joel Johnson

The “Siren Padlock” adds a 100dB* alarm to a hardened steel and zinc-alloy padlock. The alarm goes off for ten seconds every time the padlock is moved or tampered with, making it difficult to get a pair of bolt cutters … Continue reading →