handcuffs

Futuristic handcuffs would administer shocks, drugs

Sometimes an invention comes along that makes you excited about the future.

For a long time, it seems that handcuffs have been stuck in the movies of old. They restrain you, but, odd for our interactive world, that's all they seem to do.

Might I tempt you toward futuristic handcuffs that will offer you a small involuntary judder?… Read more

3D printer helps pick locks in high-end security handcuffs

While 3D printing has shown much promise in helping to treat physical ailments and disabilities, there may be more nefarious applications in the near future.

The security of high-end handcuffs can be defeated by plastic keys cheaply produced with a laser cutter and 3D printer, a man who identified himself as "Ray" demonstrated last week at a Hackers on Planet Earth conference workshop, according to a Forbes report.

His 3D-printer-produced replica keys opened handcuffs produced by German manufacturer Bonowi and British maker Chubb, both of which try to restrict distribution of keys that open their locks to law-enforcement … Read more

Kevin Mitnick's secret weapon for avoiding jail

Famed hacker Kevin Mitnick has seen enough of the inside of a jail to know he never wants to go back. Now there's a backup plan in case he ever finds himself arrested again--a bracelet that has a lock-pick tool for handcuffs.

The bracelet looks like a geeky version of a thick woven hippie bracelet. But hidden inside the clasp is the secret tool that slips inside the lock of handcuffs and opens them. They are $17 on Sally's Cop Shop.

Of course, Mitnick isn't wearing the accessory with any expectation that he will ever be arrested--he'… Read more