Before a thief notices the device has been fitted, a 150 db blast is triggered. It’s widely accepted that car alarms are becoming more and more useless, as they blend into cities’ soundscape. The ...
With the bicycle sales exploding these days and more start-ups cashing in proper money, there’s still one problem left unsolved. You get them in all shapes and forms, everything from carbon fiber and ...
Having a bike stolen can be a traumatic and extremely expensive experience. One inventor wants to help you avoid that, while passing off any potential trauma to a would-be thief in the process. The ...
A new silent alarm could make bicycle theft a thing of the past. The Cricket works in a similar way to standard security alarms, except it is combined with a free iPhone app. If anyone touches or ...
There are a ton of bike locks and anti-theft solutions on the market, but it seems that no matter how a bike owner attempts to thwart thieves, his or her bike is always at risk of disappearing at the ...
About 1.5 million bicycles are stolen each year, and only about 20 percent are recovered and returned to their original owners. A California company, Factory Enhancements Corp., has introduced a ...
Although not a lock per se, The Cricket, which is currently running an IndieGoGo crowd funding campaign, is another attempt to bring a smarter approach to securing your bicycle. In that sense, the ...
We've been seeing an increasing number of "smart" bike locks lately, most of which sound an audible alarm if messed with. So, what if you like that feature, but are otherwise happy with your "dumb" ...
It seems like no matter what you do, bicycles are just too easy to steal. As long as a thief has a bolt cutter or a crowbar, they can get through most locks in a jiffy. Cars have alarms to deter ...
[Bike+] can be mounted with some specialty hardware (to make removal difficult) on the down tube of any bicycle. Inside, there’s a Verizon-compatible 3G radio, GPS, Bluetooth, altimeter, accelerometer ...