security Defects in embedded OS Vxworks leaves an estimated 200m devices vulnerable, many of them mission-critical, "forever day" systems Cory Doctorow
crime Woman points gun at mother and daughter in Chipotle car lot, charged with assault Rob Beschizza
Gadgets The Trainz Railroad Simulator will make you feel like a master of the rails Boing Boing's Shop
Gadgets The Marshall Mode EQ earphones are everything you’d expect from the Marshall name Boing Boing's Shop
Gadgets AstroReality’s AR Earth model is the world laid bare in your hand — and it’s amazing Boing Boing's Shop
Gadgets One of these trusty multi-tools or pocket knives could be a virtual lifesaver Boing Boing's Shop
quiet passengers Gentleman ticketed for driving in carpool lane with plastic skeleton in passenger seat Mark Frauenfelder
automotive Inventive students detach IoT car-immobilizers, use their SIMs to power free wifi hotspots Cory Doctorow
cars Evidence that a car isn't a pedestrian and probably shouldn't use the pedestrian lane David Pescovitz
futility closet In the winter of 1931, a mysterious fugitive led police on a 300-kilometer chase through northern Canada Futility Closet
automobiles Car explodes after driver sprays too much air freshener and lights cigarette David Pescovitz
good samaritans Twin girls, 4, free themselves from car seats to survive crash that killed their dad Xeni Jardin
facial recognition I tried to access my secret consumer data. Their facial recognition software told me to smile. Thom Dunn
Police Blotter Arizona deputy Eli Max, who pulled over a black driver for an air freshener, placed on administrative leave Mark Frauenfelder
