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• Kapersky: Mac Security Ten Years Behind Windows

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  The recent malware issues to have struck Mac, namely Flashback and Flashfake, have driven home an uncomfortable truth: Macs are not immune to malware. Speaking to CBR at the Info Security 2012 conference, Eugene Kapersky, CEO of the Kapersky security firm went as far as saying that when it comes to security there is no big difference between OS/X and Windows: “I think they [Apple] are ten years behind Microsoft in terms of security. For [...]

   

• FPS Russia Sticks a Machinegun on an iPad-controlled Quadrocopter

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  FPS Russia has given yet another set of mannequins a really bad day by mounting a machinegun with 100 rounds of ammo on an iPad-controlled quadrocopter – a flying weapon that he affectionately refers to as “Sharleen”. The flying gun is most impressive, as are FPS Russia’s aim and his liberal use of legally obtainable explosives. [Source]

   

• World’s Tiniest .45 is a Badass Little Gun

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  Meet the DoubleTap. This little .45 caliber pistol from Heizer Defense has the distinction of being the world’s smallest .45. It measures 5.5″ long, 3.9″ tall and tips the scales at 12 or 14 ounces depending on whether you get it in aluminum or titanium — like there is any choice. The gun holds two bullets in its over-and-under barrels and holds another two in the handle. Price: $500 for aluminum, $700 for titanium. For [...]

   

• Dropcam- HD Quality Home Monitoring

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  If you have been thinking about home security recently, allow me to show you something that will put any security company’s online video monitoring to shame.  Where as some companies give you the option of setting up a camera so that you can monitor your house online or via your smartphone with a grainy picture, Dropcam allows you to do the same but with a 720 HD quality feed.   This Wi-Fi camera is simple to [...]

   

• Carbon Fiber Daggers Come in Set of Three [Knives and Stabbing Weapons]

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  If you’ve ever been stressed out by your inability to find a dagger built out of carbon fiber then this set of three stabbing knives will be a load off your mind. For a mere $200 you get the Escort (slotted blade), Escort II (honeycomb), and Escort III (open handle). They weigh from 20.67 to 31.2 grams and measure 7 3/8″ to 9″ in length. Hopefully these won’t find their ways into the wrong hands, [...]

   

• Double-barreled Pistol Makes Me Want To Own a Gun

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  Meet the “Second Century” by Arsenal Firearms. It’s claim to fame? It is the world’s first industrial, double-barreled, semi-automatic pistol. Just remember that while it will make your targets twice as dead, it will chew through your bullets twice as fast. [Obvious Winner]

   

• Behold the Mighty STFU Cannon [Speech Disrupting Gun]

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  Has there ever been a time that you have wished that someone would just shut the hell up? Of course there has – and if you had this device you would be able to get them to do it… without being overtly rude or insulting. This speech jamming gun, which is the work of researchers in Japan, makes use of an effect called delayed auditory feedback (DAF) to silence speakers from a distance of up [...]

   

• Defense Department Shelves 747-Mounted Laser Cannon Idea

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  Once upon a time, the United States Department of Defense thought it was a good idea to develop a giant chemical laser that could be mounted on the nose of a 747. The idea was that they could use it to shoot ballistic missiles out of the sky during their initial boost phase within a maximum range of about 200 miles. Some might be tempted to say that hindsight is always 20-20, but come on, [...]

   

• Pepper Spray Canister Case Completes Your iPhone

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  Have you ever been talking on the phone and then been struck by an uncontrollable urge to pepper spray someone in the face? If you have then you might want to take a look at the SmartGuard case for the iPhone – it features a compartment specially designed to hold a can of Oleoresin Capsicum, which it will expel for up to 5 feet in 6 half second bursts. A plastic tab keeps you from [...]

   

• Wurkin RFID Blocking Wallet Keeps Your Identity Safe, Looks Sharp

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  RFID chips let you do some pretty cool stuff – but all that convenience comes with a pretty big potential drawback… the risk of identity theft. If you are wish to keep using RFID then you have a couple of options: you can trust in the encryption; or you can get yourself a RFID blocking wallet. This Wurkin RFID Blocking Wallet uses a thin layer of alloy material to prevent signals from leaving your wallet [...]

   

• Symantec Kinda Dropped Ball With Android.Counterclank Warning

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  Earlier in the week Symantec announced that some 13 Android apps from three different publishers contained malware – potentially affecting up to 5 million users. Today, they have announced that the programs in question do not actually contain malware. Symantec’s Kevin Haley describes what Counterclank does: In general, it’s changing the home page of the [smartphone's] browser, adding additional shortcuts to the desktop, adding and even removing bookmarks. … It took a while for some [...]

   

• Britons Detained in United States Over Ominous Tweets

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  The means by which two seemingly harmless Britons find themselves on locked in the back of a van full of illegal immigrants and drug dealers ought give any Twitter addict pause. It was Byran’s tweet that raised the red flag: Free this week, for quick gossip/prep before I go and destroy America? His follow-up tweet, which was a quote from Family Guy didn’t help his cause: 3 weeks today, we’re totally in LA pissing people [...]