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Look Ma, No-Hands Fasteners!

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the assembly-liners dept.

theodp writes "Inspired by a daughter who suffered a serious infection from an IV feeding apparatus, the Trib reports an Australian architect has developed high-tech bolts and latches, which can be operated remotely without being touched. The first commercial applications are intended for aircraft, allowing crews to quickly reshape interiors to maximize payload space. BTW, smart fasteners hit Slashdot's radar almost two years ago."

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  1. Easily Hacked by ResQuad · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Now, I think this is really nifty, but... its easily hacked. Why? Because anything transmitted over open air can be hi-jacked. They claim otherwise, but I find it hard to belive that a unit thats small and simple enough to replace standered fixing devices (like bolts) would be smart enough to handle and nearly unbreakable encryption scheme.

    Oh well, time will tell.

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    snowulf.com
  2. Umm, batteries? by Spy+Hunter · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Don't these require batteries which will eventually go dead, rendering them unable to be released remotely, and possibly difficult to remove at all? Also, if anyone believes these things are truly hack-proof, they must be pretty gullible.

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    main(c,r){for(r=32;r;) printf(++c>31?c=!r--,"\n":c<r?" ":~c&r?" `":" #");}
  3. Re:Hacker's Delight by jesseck · · Score: 4, Interesting

    No more laptops or PDAs in flight...