<![CDATA[Gizmodo: safe]]> http://tags.gizmodo.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[Gizmodo: safe]]> http://gizmodo.com/tag/safe http://gizmodo.com/tag/safe <![CDATA[BedBunker: Sleep Soundly with WWIII Under Your Pillow]]> I can't speak for everyone here, but if I could sleep every night atop my 32 rifles or 70 handguns, I'd just worry that the Boogie Man would find a way to arm himself.

The BedBunker is a 1300lb 10 gauge steel strongbox that locks your arsenal away safely with a hydraulic gas-assist piston—even in a fire. Withstanding up to 1533 degrees for 2 hours, the BedBunker keeps your guns safe from your extensive napalm collection, making $2,200+ a small price to pay for a good night of your guns' sleep. [BedBunker via Uncrate via OhGizmo!]

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<![CDATA[Oh God, It's a Whole Chicken in a Can]]> Until this moment, I did not know you could fit a whole chicken in a can. The directions on the back use the word "delicious" three times. Let's see what's inside (warning, NSFL):

Mmmmm. It makes the cheeseburger in a can look like a Shackburger. See what the chicken looks like after cooking and more yummy yum yum photos here: [I Hate My Message Board via Food Network Humor via Geekologie]

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<![CDATA[Safe-T Bed: Sleep Soundly on a Cache of Guns, Jewels and Money]]> Somewhere between a sock and an actual bank lies the Executive Safe-T bed. Hollandia International's design incorporates a heavy-duty safe underneath the mattress and a cover in the head joint of the bed base.

The bed was originally developed for a wealthy international customer that wanted to keep a handgun close by at all times, but it is just as useful for keeping you valuables secure. The safe can be added to any Hollandia bed for around $400, but the beds themselves can run in excess of $20,000. As an alternative, you could always pick up a pair of skid marked security briefs for around $6. It's probably just as effective. [Hollandia via Born Rich]

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<![CDATA[Shock Safe Delivers a Jolt to Would-Be Thieves]]> I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that no one wants your old baseball cards enough to warrant securing them in a safe that delivers electric shocks to people.

The shock safe does just that, administering a jolt to anyone who dares tamper with it. It uses a four-digit code to keep itself locked up, and it has flashing lights and sound effects as well, which are features found on every serious safe. The jolt is probably pretty weak, but so is a mere four-digit code, so what can you do. [Product Page via Red Ferret]

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<![CDATA[14-Pound Lego Safe Is Guarded by 305 Billion Codes]]> By definition, you would think that a Lego safe won't be very safe. But, right now, and looking at the photo and features of this 14-pound Lego Mindstorms NXT Safe, it looks like a much more secure place to guard my savings than any bank out there. All the $34.67 of them. Seriously. Once glued, the 2.7-inch thick walls made of interlocking Lego bricks and its five double digit electronic code lock will make it impossible to break for most people. And beyond the fact that no thieve would think you would be stupid enough to store your valuables on a Lego safe, the electronic code is not the only security feature. Update: Added a mini-Q&A with the author.

Since the electronic code, operated by the front wheels, is direction sensitive—introducing "21" to the right is not the same as introducing it to the left—that gives you 305 billion code combinations to unlock the mechanism. If someone tries to move the safe, it also has an alarm that would be fired by the built-in accelerometers connected to the Mindstorms NXT core.

• Large Digit display (using Custom Digits, and MyNumOut routine)
• Outside dimensions 38x38x38cm, creating 30 Litres of internal storage space
• Internal safety bars prevent stone walls to be disassembled
• Automatic un-Locking / Locking of the vault (Motorized lock)
• Automatic opening and closing door (Motorized door)
• Automatic burglar alarm (using HiTechnic Acceleration Sensor)
• Variable un-locking code, set by user during locking.
• Heavy, 7cm thick, door with secret Power-On/Off buttons.

If you are the rightful owner of the safe, however, it's a delight to use. Once you introduce the code, the electric motor will open the door for you.

Jesús Díaz: How much time did it take you to build from design to final?
Frank de Nijs: It took me 10 hours tot create the basic idea (mechanics), an additional 45 hours to build, and rebuild it (trial on error, you might say). And another 12 hours to think, write and rewrite the software.

JD: I know it's Lego sacrilege, but is it glued (for security)?
FdJ: Hey, we are talking about valuable Lego here! This SAFE is going to be disassabled in a few weeks to become something completely different! :D

JD: Have you tried to force it open in a hard way?
FdJ: Once I had to. When the safe is open you can pull open a small entry in the rearside of the door to recharge the NXT module. Once i forgot to do that in time... So my batteries were too low to operate the safe... And it was locked. The inside of the safe is secured with interlocked Technic Beams to avoid pulling the safe into pieces too easilly. But it is unglued Lego so finally there is allwwas a way to get in, simply by taking the door apart, piece by piece...

JD: How many pieces does it take?
FdJ: The model consists of about 2350 parts

[Lego Examples via Craziest Gadgets]

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<![CDATA[A Floppy Disk That's Safer Than Your Hard Drive]]> Floppy disks weren't exactly known for their data security, but as a safe I think it could really handle the job. Unfortunately, the "Safe Save" is only a concept render at this point—which is disappointing because it would definitely be a cool real-world product. [Tebe Interesno via Apartment Therapy]

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<![CDATA[Biometric Fingerprint Safe is NRA Endorsed, Futuristic]]> This Sequiam Biometrics BioVault 2.0 is officially endorsed by the NRA as a biometric gun-safety device, meaning it's safe enough that an organization that specializes in guns believes it can prevent your kids from getting at your guns. And not only is it safe, it's convenient too. How many times have you heard an intruder outside, run over to your security vault and forgot your password? Too many times! We can't remember the last time we couldn't locate our finger (most of the time it's up our nose or in our ear). We'd totally spend the $399 for this if only we had something to put in it besides our emergency stash of "Snatch, the Magazine" for power outages. [SharperImage via Random Good Stuff]

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<![CDATA[A 10-year-old boy locked himself in a gun...]]> A 10-year-old boy locked himself in a gun safe at a Sam's Club store near Boston. It took 30 minutes to get him out. [WCVB TV via The Obscure Store]

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<![CDATA[Clock Safe Hides Your Goods in Time]]> Everyone knows you shouldn't have a safe that looks like a safe. The robbers will know exactly where your valuables are and will focus on cracking it. What you need is a good hiding spot. Sure, you could hide your valuables in some poop-stained tighty-whiteys, but, well, gross.

This wall clock tells the time and also hides your goods. Unless the person robbing you is really desperate for a new timepiece, they won't touch the clock. Unless they've read this, in which case, whoops, our bad.

Product Page [Book of Joe]

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<![CDATA[Water Bottle Safe: Now The Burglers Know About This One, Too]]> Now that we've convinced you to spend all your money on thingamajigs and geegaws of every stripe, you'll have to treat the little cash you have left with extreme care. Perhaps you'll want to hide that moo-laa in a lettuce safe that looks exactly like a vegetable residing in your refrigerator, but since we've publicized that so efficiently on these pages, all the burglars know to check all the heads of lettuce in your 'fridge.

Now they'll know to check every "Arioso" bottle of water, too, because this $40 Water Bottle Safe looks a bit like a bottle of Aquafina. Hide your valuables (or maybe even a bit o' weed!) in there until all those thieves who read Gizmodo figure that one out, too.

Water Bottle Safe Uses Actual Liquid [Oh Gizmo]

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<![CDATA[Voice Activated Safe—Good for Hermits]]> Never leave your home, live by yourself and have zero friends? This safe is great for you! This voice activated safe requires no keys, combinations or numbers to remember. Just say the password phrase and the safe will magically open. If you don't fall into the hermit category, then this safe may not work so well. How would you explain yourself when someone else in your home hears you saying "How much wood could a woodchuck chuck" in your closet? Stick with the traditional lock-box, folks. Keys are always fool-proof!

Product Page [Via SCI FI]

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<![CDATA[Safe Protected by Laser Beams]]> 756023_xl.jpg
OK, that's enough M$FT posting.

This little laser beam safe won't let anyone near your stash unless they punch in a secret code and slice off a fingertip to unlock the biometric security system. If the laser beams break, it cries like when you take candy from a baby. (Even if it's not as fun.)

It's just under 7 inches on each side, so you won't be able to hold much more than your stack of ultra-rare Magic The Gathering cards. Yes, we know about those. $30 bucks at the Discovery Channel store.

Discovery Laser Beam Safe [Via Crunchgear]

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<![CDATA[Wall Outlet Safe]]> Sometimes hiding things in plain sight can be better than placing it in a thick safe. Place your precious jewelry into this fake wall outlet and thieves will never find it. There's also a lock mechanism to keep the outlet from falling out willy-nilly.

The only problem with this is the ground hole on the outlet is on the top instead of on the bottom, which makes the burglar's game of "which one is different from the rest" quite easy.

Update: Reader Chad tells us the invertedness may be intentional:

I just started to do some house hunting and notice this in the newer houses. The ground on top is to represent a outlet controlled by a light switch.

Wall Outlet Mini Safe [via Ohzigmo]

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<![CDATA[Brief Safe Scares Away Thieves]]> Wait, wait! Before you run away, these skid-marked shorts are fake. What a great place to store your shit valuables! The Brief Safe from Shomer-Tec Law Enforcement & Military Equipment lets you hide cash, jewelry, or documents in the Velcro-closing fly of these bloomers that need a good washin'.

Think about it—what thief in his right mind would be rummaging around inside a shitty pair of underpants? Great for hotel rooms. We're just wondering where you would keep shorts like this—lying in the middle of the floor?

Product page [via Random Good Stuff]

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<![CDATA[Off Limits Voice Vault]]> Further evidence that it's not what you say but how you say it, the Off Limits Voice Vault locks up your valuables and can only be opened with a voice-activated password. Although this is not exactly brand new, it does look like fun to record a codeword into this little safe ( open sesame, perhaps?), and once you close it, it opens for no one but you. It runs on a trio of AAA batteries, and is intended to be a toy, because there's no telling what happens when those batteries run out.

Off Limits Voice Vault Toy [Dark Planets]

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