16 Gadgets That Will Keep You Safe And Secure

There isn’t a person who likes their personal space to be invaded or their personal items being used by others. Then there are incidents where one is a victim of theft or a burglary. What follows is a list of gadgets and items which can work as anti-theft gadgets and can also guarantee that your personal items shall not be used by your room-mates or colleagues. Check out the list of gadgets and tell us about the ones you already use in the comments section below.

16. Fake Security Cameras

Whether it’s fake or real, having a security camera surely decreases the theft rate. The idea is a simple incorporation of scarecrow technique.

You can get it here

15. Anti Theft Bicycle Wheel

This is a cool way of rendering your bicycle wheel broken or useless by making use of collapsible bike wheel. This idea is still in prototyping stage. However, you can get bicycle anti-theft gadgets here.

14. 80?s Walkman iPod Case

Unless your thief is looking for a classic thing to steal which belongs to the 80’s your iPod will be quite safe using this case.

13. Ugly Digital Camera

Cameras are quite useful even when you’re trying to re-sale and that is precisely why snatching or stealing of cameras is a common thing. However, this improvement, tested in Brazil suggests that if you render the camera ugly it is less likely to be stolen.

12. Biometric USB Flash Drive

The next generation USB is the biometric USB drive which allows access only on the basis of fingerprint detection.
You can get one here.

11. Ironkey USB Flash Drive

Say hello to this military level secure USB drive which is waterproof and self-destructs data when damaged or if the password is entered wrongly for 10 times.
You can get yours here.

10. Postal Envelope Notebook Sleeve

This might work if the thief has not been watching the old Macbook Air commercials. Still, it is fun to use and can be rolled when not in use.
You can get one here.

9. Newspaper Laptop Sleeve

This one works by concealing your laptop as a 50 cent newspaper. You can choose from a total of 5 newspaper designs to carry your notebook around in.
You can get one here.

8. Tesla Car Burglar Alarm

An innovative technique which once employed, upon triggering, will trap the thief within the Tesla Circle. There is a good chance though that this becomes more famous among dare-devils. However, this system hasn’t been commercialized yet and you’ll have to make one as DIY.

7. Home Security Paintball Gun Turret

Here’s a DIY gadget for your home security which employs the Paintball Gun. This turret can track intruders and fire paintball ammo. This sure will be a thing thieves would want to avoid.

6. The Brief Safe

Dirty underwear is something no one wants to come in contact and this is the idea which has been employed when designing this brief safe. The underwear has been stained on purpose and one may place the valuables in it.
You can get one here.

5. The Anti Theft Plug Mug

We all hate it if someone uses our mugs during our absence and it sure drives us crazy. Here’ the solution for that. This mug comes with a plug which can be taken out rendering the cup useless with a hole in it. You can plug the hole once you come back and use the mug again.
You can get one here.

4. Anti Theft Stickers

In order to render your bicycle, motorcycle or car damaged, these stickers are the best deal. We all know thieves go for shiny and prettier stuff.
You can get one here.

3. Fake Cassette Tape Car Stereo

Car stereos have advanced quite a lot during the past few years and are now an attraction to thieves. However, by making use of this 90’s old cassette tape deck one may easily fool the thieves.

2. Secret Electric Socket Stash

This might look like a regular electric socket but it actually is a safe compartment where one can store personal belongings and no one would ever think of checking it out.
You can get one here.

1. Anti Theft Lunch Bags

You will always find the kind which somehow finds it ‘okay’ to treat themselves to their colleagues’ lunch boxes. Here is the solution for that; it makes your lunch look bad enough to keep these people away from it.
You can get one here.

Top 10 Gambling Wins in Las Vegas History

10. Ashley Revell ($270,600)

Las Vegas is an incredible place full of historic wins and losses at its many casinos.

While the amount won isn't extremely impressive, Ashley Revell still made one of the most famous bets in history. The British man sold litereally everything he owned to come up with a total of $135,300 to bet at the Plaza Hotel and Casino. He bet the entire amount on red at the roulette table, and he won!

9. Michael Geismar ($710,000)

Sometimes the rich just get richer. Michael Geismar is a Hedge Fund Manager who enjoyed a crazy streak of blackjack wins in 2012. Geismar started with just $10,000 that he borrowed on credit and ended up with winnings of $710,000 in just three days. By the end, he was betting max bets of $10,000 on every hand.

8. Alexander Degenhardt ($2.9 Million)

Alexander Degenhardt was a U.S Marine who had been training at Nellis Air Force Base in 2012. In his last weekend of training, he decided to hit up a Las Vegas casino with his friends. After putting in around $100 into the Money Vault slot machine at the Bellagio, he managed to win a jackpot worth $2,882,808.32. He credits the win to karma, because he had just been accepted to become a bone marrow donor.

7. Amy Nishimura ($8.9 Million)

Hawaiian native Amy Nishimura played the same slot machine at the Fremont Casino every time she vacationed in Las Vegas. She even talked to the machine to help give her luck. Apparently Nishimura was onto something, because in 2003 she won a jackpot worth $8,919,598 with less than $100 spent!

6. Anonymous ($17.3 Million)

A woman who chose to be anonymous won a $17,329,817.80 jackpot in 2012 without spending a cent. She had recieved "free play" vouchers at the M Resort and Casino and used them to play a Megabucks slot machine. She actually didn't know she won the jackpot until the person sitting at the next machine spoke up.

5. Johanna Huendl ($22.6 Million)

74-year-old Johanna Huendl was simply on her way to eat breakfast when she decided to stop and play a Megabucks slot machine. After putting less than $200 into the machine, she managed to win the $22,618,156.67 jackpot.

4. Elmer Sherwin ($21 Million + $4.6 Million)

One lucky Vegas gambler found himself in the position of winning slot machine jackpots twice! World War II veteran Elmer Sherwin originally won a $4.6 million Megabucks jackpot on the first day that The Mirage opened up to the public. 16 years later, Sherwin was still playing the slots in Vegas and managed to win a second jackpot of $21,147,947 at the Cannery Casino.

3. Kerry Packer (Around $30 Million)

A wealthy Australian tycoon and high-roller named Kerry Packer loved to gamble. In a 1997 trip to Las Vegas, Packer had a hot streak playing Blackjack and Baccarat where he racked up a total of somewhere between $20-40 million. Of course, his gambling addiction led to him losing all those winnings in a London casino two years later.

2. Cynthia Jay-Brennan ($35 Million)

One of the most famous Las Vegas winners of all time was cocktail waitress Cynthia Jay-Brennan. She won a huge jackpot of $34,955,489.56 while playing a Megabucks slot machine at the Desert Inn. Just six weeks after her windfall, she was rear-ended by a drunk driver. Her sister was killed and she was paralyzed in the crash, which fueled the urban legend that Vegas jackpot winners are cursed.

1. "Mr. Los Angeles" ($39.7 Million)

The biggest jackpot winner in Las Vegas history chose to be anonymous, but we do know that he was a software engineer from Los Angeles. "Mr. Los Angeles" hit the record-setting Megabucks jackpot at the Excalibur in 2003. He opted to take the $39,713,982.25 payout in 25 yearly installments of $1.5 million.

10 Super Cool Services By Google That You Never Heard Of Before

Google is known for a lot of things and then there is a lot of stuff and services from Google that are not so well-known but equally amazing and useful. We have compiled a list of 10 such services for your reading pleasure.

10. Google Body

Started by Google but now owned by Zygote is what was formerly known as Google Body and now known as Zygote Body. We thought you should know who pitched the idea first. The software was built by Google and then open sourced in 2012. The idea is to provide users with human 3D models that can be scrolled and zoomed allowing the users to navigate through human body.

9. Google Mars

Did you know that Google is capable of showing your around Mars thanks to Google Mars which was started in collaboration with NASA researchers from the Arizona State University. Google Mars will provide users with relief, visible and infrared views of the Mars.

8. Google Cultural Institute

Say you were a lover of culture, art and enjoyed viewing exhibits and collections from museums and archives all around the world, then Google Cultural Institute is the thing for you. Browse through museums and archives from the around the world for free

7. Google Person Finder

Google Person Finder falls under Google’s Crisis Response arm and can be used to find any person after a natural/humanitarian crisis. It has been employed a number of times since the World Trade Centre attack back in 2001.

6. Google Music Timeline

Google’s Music Timeline is a part of Google’s Big Picture Group. The Google’s Music Timeline basically works by providing user with interactive visualization and covers music timeline 1950 and onwards. The user can check out the trend of different genres over the years.

5. reCAPTCHA

This one surprised us as well; reCAPTCHA’s basic purpose is to identify that you are a human, right? However, did you know there is another purpose to it? You are required to verify two different words out of which one could not be identified by computers. When you enter a correct response, not only do you prove that you are human but you also contribute in digitizing old printed materials.

4. Waze

Although not created by Google, Waze is still quite impressive even before Google acquired it and works as a navigation app that will allow you to gain navigational information while adding to it. The app is capable of suggesting better routes based on your history with app.

3. Google Trends

Some of us will know what Google Trends is. It is a service that allows user to find out which keyword is being searched the most and for what time period. SEO folks use this to target traffic as well.

2. Google Ad Grants

Google Ad Grants allows the NGOs to gain $10,000 per month for AdWords advertising in order to promote your NGOs mission and initiatives.

1. Google Helpouts

Google Helpouts will allow you to learn from experts in any field through video sessions such as arts and music, computers, cooking and what not.

Patchnride Is A New Gadget That Gets Your Flat Tire Up In 60 Seconds

John F. Kennedy once said, ’Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride’. Well, we would like to add to it. Nothing serves as a better mood spoiler than a flat tire on perfect cycling day. Getting a flat tire sucks, but you can make it suck less with this new gadget called Patchnride.

You don’t have to be an expert to fix your tire now. With this simple portable gadget, you can quickly repair your bike tire without even getting any grease on your hands. The first step is to pinpoint the leak. For this comes the ‘Leak Detector’. This is a liquid solution which is applied over the tire with a piece of cloth. The liquid reacts with the air being released causing bubbles to surface at the point of leak.

The device’s head is, then, inserted into the hole. Pressing the start button would inject an adhesive patch. When done, the tube is pumped with air to press the patch in place. A cartridge called ‘Patch Pod’ comes along, which can be substituted with a refill when needed. The process is a Do-it-Yourself and doesn’t require the user to know the technical details.

The company claims that the tool can fix punctures up to 3 mm in size in 60 seconds. The gadget is good for any bicycle, be it cruisers, mountain or road bikes. The first version is, however, for clincher or tubular tires. A version for tubeless tires is expected to come later. The company has started taking orders to be shipped from September 2014. You can take advantage of their promotional prices now.

Along with the ease that Patchnride brings to a biker’s life, it also contributes to a healthier environment for tomorrow. Every year millions of inner tubes end up on landfills all over the world. However, every time you use patchnride to repair your flat tire, you are contributing to save our planet one tire at a time by extending its lifespan.

No more costly fixtures, enjoy the ride!

Crazy Things Found Inside of People

Massive Kidney Stone

Over the years, doctors have been shocked to discover a wide array of things inside of their patients. Check out these extreme cases of foreign objects being found inside of people!

A Hungarian man was shocked to learn that he has a 2.5 pound kidney stone inside of him in 2009. The doctors were shocked when an x-ray revealed the huge groth inside of the patient. Kidney stones are normally passed by drinking lots of fluid, but he required special surgery to remove the coconut-sized object!

Cell Phone

This x-ray of a prisoner from San Salvador shows just how far people will go to stay in touch with their loved ones while in jail! And no, that phone isn't in his stomach.

Surgical Retractor

Each year there are about 30 million surgeries that take place in the United States and there are around 1,500 cases of surgical instruments being left behind.Usually they are small things like sponges or scalpels, but 57 year old Daryoush Mazarei had a 10 inch long set of surgical retractors left inside of him. He was experiencing horrible pain (of course) and his daughter even spotted something poking out of his abdomen!

Grenade

This is the x-ray of a suicide bomber who somehow hid a grenade in his stomach. Though how he planned to detonate it once it was in there is anyone's guess!

Salad Tongs and Vibrator

It's bad enough getting a vibrator stuck in your rear end, but this guy tried to dig the thing out with salad tongs and go those stuck too!

Engagement Ring

A New Mexico man had a brilliant plan to propose to his girlfriend by putting the engagement ring in her milkshake. Unfortunately she really liked that milkshake and swallowed the ring before he could stop her!

Brain Worm

Rosemary Alvarez was having weird symptoms such as blurred vision and numbness so she went to the doctor expecting bad news such as a brain tumor. Instead they found a giant worm squirming around in her brain! She probably got it from being served food tainted with feces containing a pork tapeworm egg.

Harpoon

Somehow this 16-year-old boy survived a harpoon that was shot straight through his head!

Light Bulb

While the cell phone made sense, it is a mystery why this prisoner from Pakistan was found with a light bulb in his rectum. Even he seemed completely clueless when questioned about it.

Fork and Cockroach

A woman in Israel somehow managed to get a live cockroach stuck crawling around in the back of her throat. (We won't question her diet or life choices) So she decided to go after it with a fork only she swallowed that, too!

Bullet

Someone with a bad case of hemorrhoids mistakenly thought that their intestines were falling out so they freaked out and grabbed the nearest thing they could find to fix the situation: a large bullet. Though the bullet was removed safely, the bomb squad was called in for fear that it would explode.

Drill

A construction worker fell off a ladder while drilling and his drill tragically went through his eye socket and out the back of his skull. Amazingly, he survived the incident!

Knife

When a man was stabbed in the head while trying to stop a robbery back in 2008, he probably thought it was all over. But amazingly, he stayed conscious and coherent and made a full recovery!

Scissors

This x-ray shows the hard lesson someone in China learned: don't clean your teeth with scissors while your friend is telling a really funny joke!

Keys

While it is pretty common for someone to swallow a key, it is considerably less common for them to fall on a set of keys and get them embedded in their face! But that is exactly what happened to 17 month old Nicholas Holderman. Luckily he made a full recovery. 

Nail

A South Korean man went to the emergency room with a headache so an x-ray was taken. They found the shocking reason for his headache!

Live Frogs and Rats

Not everyone goes to the doctor for having weird things inside of them. Some people put them there on purpose! Like this man in China. He was having intestinal problems, so on the advice of an old man he began to eat rats and frogs, alive. And shockingly all of his stomach problems mysteriously disappeared! Now he regularly eats live mice, baby rats and frogs, sometimes up to 20 mice in one day!