Wonkey - Fixes that wobbly table

Now, here is a novel idea packaged in the shape of a key.

Wonkey is a product that just about anyone who has ever gone out for dinner to a restaurant, probably wished they had on their key ring.

Wonkey is designed to look like a key and fit appropriately on your keyring. It is made from silicone rubber for maximum grip and durability.

When you visit your favourite restaurant and get seated at the last table, often that table wobbles making your experience there less than pleasant. Food can spill, drinks spill, kids wobble the table just for fun...

Simply unclip the Wonkey from your keyring and chock the appropriate table leg. Problem solved.

But remember to take it with you when you leave.

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3D Door Lock

3D is all the rage today. The recent release of new innovative motion pictures utilising 3D imagery has changed the field in the movie making industry and consequently, is finding it's way to the television manufacturing industry.

Multiple leading technology companies are muscling for position in this new and lucrative market.

So, why not the lock and key industry too?

Open Me is a radical new futuristic design that is light years ahead of any present day lock and key system.

The designers of this system have come up with a way to secure the lock using a 3D scanner that looks for the geometric cut of the crystal embedded in a ring. The wearer simply holds the crystal ring in close proximity to the 3D scanner built into the locking cylinder and if the geometric cuts of the crystal are recognised by the scanner the lock unlocks.

Picking or bypassing this technology will take some thought.

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Can You Account For All Your Keys?

Duplicates Open House For Criminal

By: Johnny Jenkins

Gina is a sales woman at a midsize retail store. She is a very beautiful woman who is comfortable working with all types of people. She makes a good living and enjoys her work very much. She has a nice expensive sports car and a nice home. She usually hires other people to perform maintenance on her home and take care of her car.

Her schedule simply does not allow her to keep pace with the everyday things such as home and car maintenance. She takes very good care of her car. She gets all the vehicles scheduled maintenance and periodic inspections. She usually waits for her car. She gives the mechanic her ring of keys and they return them when they are finished.

She has been going to the same mechanics for years. She trusted them. They were a family business and friends of her family. Unknowing to her they had hired an outsider to do janitorial work. He had just moved into town and convinced the owner the he was in desperate need of work in order to move his family to the area. They were kindhearted people and decided to give him a try.

One day she brought her vehicle into the shop for some routine maintenance. She greeted everyone as she usually does and pitched the mechanic the keys. Then she took a seat in the waiting room. The mechanic took the car in and started the inspection. He left the keys in the car to keep from loosing them as they always did.

The mechanic had to take a bathroom break, so he left the area for a few minutes. That was enough time for the new guy to wander over near the car. He acted like he was getting a hard to reach piece of trash. He reached into the car and made a quick impression of all Ginas keys. He also looked on the invoice and got her address.

When Gina left the mechanic shop, her keys were returned. The next day Gina went to work as she normally does. She was in such a hurry that she forgot to set her house alarm. She had a pretty good day at work. She returned home to find her front door open. She called the police to escort her inside the house. At first everything looked normal, but then she moved to her bedroom.

It was in shambles and her jewelry valued at $500,000 was gone. She was devastated, but also happy that she was not there when they robbed her. She filed a report with the police. They theorized there was no forced entry. Whoever robbed her was already in the house or had a key. That is when it hit her. The mechanics shop was the only place where she was separated from her keys.

She knew everybody there, so who could have done such a thing. She told the police and they went to the shop to investigate. They asked the owner about his employees. He asked if there was anybody he thought would have done this? He said no. Then he asked if they had any new employees. He said, I did but he quit this morning. That is when everything came together. The new guy was guilty. He was long gone and never found.

Always keep your house keys separate from other keys. While it is a little inconvenient, it reduces the risk of inadvertently becoming a victim. It only takes a few minutes for someone to make an impression of your keys. If you loose all your keys and the wrong person finds them, then you could be the target of a crime. If you do loose your keys, have all your locks changed immediately. Always have a self defense strategy in case of emergency.

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Or call Master Key Systems America to get keys that cannot be copied.

Yeti Portable Alarm

The Yeti is a portable, outdoor alarm system designed to protect your valuables from other people’s temptation. It’s designed to be left unattended in the back of your truck, near your tools or wherever your good stuff is bound to get nicked. It works like a car alarm and comes with a handy key fob to turn the unit on and off remotely so you don’t set it off as you go back and forth.

It’s equipped with a 110dB siren and a strobe so you should be able to hear and see it even over the sound of power tools. The front passive IR sensor can detect anything within 25 feet and the rear sensor anything up to 12 feet away. It also has a bump sensor so you can leave it on things as well as using the motion sensor and be assured no one can just pick it up and be off it. The built-in battery is good for 2-3 weeks of use but that will probably depend on how often you set off when you go back to get things.

The other nifty feature is it has a built-in Bluetooth unit. If you leave a spare mobile phone within Bluetooth range of the unit with your phone number programmed into the speed-dial then the Yeti can ring your phone if the alarm is triggered. You can also set the main alarm to be silent and just use the Bluetooth dialing feature so you can catch ‘em in the act and teach them some manners.

The makers claim you can also use it to scare off critters or as a deterrent to keep people out of dangerous areas, after all there’s nothing like a 110dB siren to say “Danger Will Robinson!!” $US249.99 direct from the manufacturers.

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Is Your Car Remote Broken?

Has this ever happened to you?

Your car remote has broken and you think you need a new one or have it fixed.




Your remote buttons have become worn out due to excessive use?









Ever put your remote and keys in your pocket, after locking your car only to find your car unlocked when you return, possibly due to accidentally knocking and activating the remote?






Have you ever dropped your remote in a puddle and pick it up and it no longer works?









How about an extremely cost effective solution that does what you want quickly and easily?

A Remote Tote!

Installing your Remote Tote is so simple a child can do it!
Just 3 steps:
1. Insert remote in cover.
2. Attach Key Ring
3. Attach Keys



Now Available in Fashion Conscious Colors.

This incredibly effective and inexpensive option could save you hundreds of $$$ in replacement remote controls.

You purchase a tote or case for your cell/mobile phone to protect it, don't you? Why not protect you car remote too?

Contact us for details.
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Credit cards used to duplicate keys

LAS VEGAS -- Life takes Visa, says the credit card company's catchy and ubiquitous TV ads.

And now, according to a group of security researchers speaking at the DefCon hacker conference in Las Vegas, Medeco high-security locks take Visa, too. As well as MasterCard, American Express and Discover cards.

To be more precise, the researchers say that plastic used in all of these credit cards can be easily fashioned into simulated keys that open three kinds of M3 high-security locks made by the Virginia-based Medeco Security Locks company -- locks that are used to secure sensitive facilities in places such as the White House, the Pentagon, embassies and other buildings.

"Virtually all conventional pin-tumbler locks are vulnerable to this method of attack, and frankly nobody has really considered it or looked at it before," says Marc Weber Tobias, one of the researchers.

The researchers showed Threat Level how they could create the simulated keys from plastic simply by scanning or photographing a Medeco key, printing the image onto a label and placing the label onto a credit card or other plastic to cut out the key with an X-Acto blade or scissors and then use the key to open a lock covertly.

Any credit card plastic will do to create a simulated key....

The researchers can make plastic keys, despite the fact that Medeco's M3 locks are supposed to be more secure than conventional locks, due to key-control measures designed to prevent unauthorized duplication of their keys.

"When you have a high-security lock, you don't expect this to be able to happen," says Tobias, an investigative lawyer who will be demonstrating the hack with Matt Fiddler, a computer-security researcher, and Tobias Bluzmanis, a Florida locksmith. "Key control is supposed to make this impossible to happen. That's what you're paying for."

High-security locks -- which can cost two to four times the price of a common Kwikset lock used in most homes -- have millions of possible key combinations, as opposed to just thousands in low-security locks. High-security locks also use patented key-control systems to prevent just anyone from duplicating the keys.

What this means is that only specific locksmiths who are authorized by the lock maker are given key blanks, key codes and equipment to make the keys. To ensure that no keys are made before a lock is sold, the locks are also shipped to the locksmith without pins in them -- the bars inside a lock cylinder that engage with the grooves on a key to open the lock. The pins are added by the seller after a customer purchases the lock, using proprietary key codes doled out to locksmiths by the lock manufacturer.

If a buyer wants additional keys made for the lock later on, he has to return to the same seller to have him make the keys or find another locksmith who is authorized to use that particular key code. Keys used in places like the White House would likely use an even higher level of key control, whereby only the manufacturer -- Medeco -- would be able to make duplicate keys....

The attack requires brief access to a high-security key long enough to take a picture of it with a camera phone or scan it, so it will likely have to involve an insider or someone else with access to keys -- such as a valet parking attendant.

"You're an employee and you loan it to somebody or your kid takes it off your key ring and makes a copy and tells his friends to break into the facility -- I can give you a lot of scenarios," Tobias says. "Insiders are always the biggest threat."...

"If you're a security manager for the Federal Reserve or Citibank, you have a belief that what the company is telling you is true, that unless it's authorized, nobody can reproduce your keys," Tobias says. "So if you give a key to an employee you don't have to worry about it. And that's the problem. It's not true."...

Researchers say the issue of the plastic keys is more serious than what they revealed last year at DefCon, when they demonstrated how they could bump and pick Medeco's patented M3 Biaxial and deadbolt locks -- locks that Medeco claimed were bump- and pick-proof. They were able to create bump keys for the locks after spending months analyzing Medeco's published key codes.

But by using plastic keys, the researchers can now crack the M3 locks in a way that doesn't require knowledge of key codes or any significant skills or equipment, although it does require brief access to a key to copy it....

Bluzmarin, who has been a locksmith for 25 years, says their research has forced him to rethink everything he once believed about Medeco locks.

"Basically if someone came to me (before) and said they could pick a Medeco lock, I'd say, 'You're crazy; you don't know what you're talking about.' If they told me they could open it with plastic, the same thing. I'd say, 'You're crazy.'

"Locksmiths don't have a clue what is going on. Your locksmith will tell you this is impossible."

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There are a few other brands that are impervious to this type of attack including Bilock, Multlock, Abloy, Kaba, Assa, Schlage etc.

Pocket Door Lock

(We announce the Cowdroy P697 Pocket Door Lock With Key, arriving December 30, 2009)

I have been receiving numerous inquiries recently from people who have pocket doors. They are constantly looking for better methods or hardware to install because they are usually unhappy with the modern choices that are mostly available in the big box stores.

This product is available in numerous styles and finishes. It is not inexpensive, but makes a suitable quality and well finished working option for pocket doors.

Single privacy pocket door mortise lock set with rectangular pulls. This premium quality pocket door lock set is available in 7 finishes and has a heavy duty steel case with solid brass faceplate. The wrought brass pulls measure 7 1/4" tall by 2 1/2" wide. This is a complete locking set which can be paired with a dummy set for a complete double door set. This lock comes complete with a drop ring pull to lock the door on the inside. This can be unlocked from the outside if needed with the emergency release turnpiece. The built in edge pull is released by pushing in the latch hook bolt. The case measures 5 3/4" tall, 3 1/2" deep and 9/16" thick. The faceplate measures 8" tall by 7/8" wide and the dustproof strike plate is 3 1/2" by 3/4". The recessed portion of the pulls must be mortised into the door .215" deep. The lock has a backset of 2 1/2". This lock set will work on doors between 1 3/8" and 3" thick.

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EDIT 12/22/09

Pocket Door Lock With Key Is Now In Stock, Hurry! Selling Fast

Solid Brass ID Tube

Originally designed to hold identification information for pets, these tiny cases (1" long by 1/4" to 3/8" dia.) are equally useful for attaching to backpacks, equipment bags, or anything that might get lost or left behind.

Turned from solid brass, each has a plated steel split ring for attachment to a ring, buckle, cord, etc.

They are attractive, durable and useful, whether for pets or people.

Six of these little cases total less than 1 oz in weight.

6-Pack - $4.00

Coming Soon to Locks210.com

Wet Ones Key Ring

This novel key ring is actually a case for sanitary wipes, also know as Wet Ones (overseas). This great idea is perfect for mom or dad, when out with the kids and in desperate need to find something to clean up the kids hands or face.

Of course there are many other uses for it too. It might be the perfect accessory for you or me to have that sanitary wipe handy when you least expect it.

Known as Teeny Towels, they are commonly available from Target Stores for $9.99. There is also an insect repellent version for $11.99.

Transcend Flash Key Ring

Transcend, a worldwide leader in Flash memory devices, proudly announced the arrival of its latest trendy USB flash drive, the fashionable JetFlash™ V90 “Classic” keychain USB flash drive. A perfect addition to any set of keys, wallet or purse, the V90C features a distinctive metallic swirl pattern that appears to move when light catches it at different angles. Although delicate in appearance, this miniature flash drive’s shiny metal casing offers solid protection for your valuable data hiding inside.

Although it boasts a huge 4GB of memory for storing thousands of files, JetFlash V90C measures only 33.8 mm long by 13.1 mm wide, and is just 4.5 mm thick. Incredibly tiny and lightweight (7g), the sleek JetFlash V90C is designed for business travelers and people who need to carry data effortlessly while on the move. It is so small that you may even forget that you are carrying a large capacity 4GB flash drive with you.

The JetFlash V90C is truly a marriage of fashion and technology not only due to its great looks and distinctive styling, but also because it performs brilliantly as an advanced storage device. Transcend’s JetFlash V90C comes bundled with JetFlash elite data management tools that run directly from the JetFlash without having to install any software on your PC, so you can use them on any computer you plug your V90C into. JetFlash elite lets you use your V90C as a key to automatically log on to all your website accounts, or to lock your computer when you’re away. It also lets you browse the Internet and check your email from any compatible computer with Mobile Email and Internet Favorites. Not only does the JetFlash V90 Classic offer timeless distinctive styling, ultra-portable size, and a wealth of high-tech features, it is also backed by Transcend’s industry-leading lifetime warranty.

Product Features

• 4GB of memory for storing music, pictures, movies, and documents
• Fully USB 2.0 compliant with easy plug and play installation
• Built-in JetFlash elite software tools
• AutoLogin: Automatically log in to your online website accounts
• PC-Lock: Makes the JetFlash V90C a key to lock your computer
• Mobile Favorites: Browse your favorite websites on any computer
• Secret-Zip: Compress and password protect files or folders with powerful 256-bit AES Encryption
• E-Mail: Use your JetFlash V90C to securely send, receive and save your e-mail on any computer
• DataBackup: Backup, restore and synchronize your data
• Online Update: Update to the latest version of JetFlash elite
• My JetFlash: A convenient way to access the data in your JetFlash
• Driverless (only Windows 98 SE needs driver)
• USB powered. No external power or battery needed
• Lifetime warranty

Grand Central Joins the Google Family

Tuesday July 3, 2007.
Google announced today their acquisition of web based telecommunications developer Grand Central.

Grand Central, well known for it's innovative telephone communications portal, a system that allows for one permanent phone number to be associated with you. You now have the ability to hand out one and one only telephone number to everyone. The added benefit of one centrally located voicemail system, that enables recording of conversations, messages etc. And the ability to group your regularly received numbers into classifications, like friends, work, other and set up individual ring tones for each group is certainly novel and very professional.

Perhaps the other single most compelling ability with Grand Central is the ability to send unwanted nuisance callers to your spam box or block their calls altogether.

Gone are the days of your business card listing your office, fax, cell, email, tty, home numbers.
Printing costs will reduce as a result and small businesses will reap the benefits of this sensational technology.

Google, continues it's campaign to increase it's already behemoth status with this very intuitive purchase. The ability to add a standard 10 digit US telephone number to it's resources, will undoubtedly help further develop Google's other products like Google Talk, Gmail, Youtube etc in it's growing social network.