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Well, it only makes sense ... they’ve come up with an electronic replacement for the door lock key, so why not the combination padlock, too? That’s what Master Lock has done, with its new dialSpeed ...

The earliest combination lock was designed by an Arab engineer Al-Jazari around the year 1200. It took a few hundred years, but in the 20th century, combination locks became ubiquitous as an elegant ...

Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

The best padlocks keep your possessions safe in the same way the best bike locks do. That is, they’re great thief deterrents. But they can also ensure the well-being of your loved ones, especially the ...

Careful what you leave in your lockers, high school students and gym-goers. An invasion of 3-D printed robots may be coming, capable of popping one of the world's most ubiquitous brands of combination ...

Those combination locks you pick up for a few bucks at the office supply store have never been the epitome of security — but in recent weeks, they’ve taken a beating. A few weeks ago, Samy Kamkar — ...

The most expensive, most intricate bike locks you can buy are really only guaranteeing that your bicycle’s frame doesn’t get stolen. Everything else, from your wheels to your seat, are fair game if ...

My buddy bought a combination padlock at a garage sale. It was made by Master Lock, and was the model with the stainless-steel case with a black dial and white numbers ranging from 0 to 39. The ...

Locks are designed to keep honest people out. (Dishonest people can always break a window.) But that doesn't mean that honest people can't enjoy picking them. I've been an amateur lock picker for four ...