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Jan 14, 2012

Quirky’s Invisible Drawer Locks Only Open With a Magnetic Key

Unless you work at the Pentagon, the key locks on your desk drawers are probably easy to compromise. So with their new Covert, the folks at Quirky figured that a drawer lock can't be picked if it can't be found.

The sliding locking mechanism comes with adhesive tape for a temporary solution, but if you were hoping for any kind of real security you'll want to screw them in. Once installed on the inside of a drawer the mechanism is completely invisible, and the only way to open it is with an included magnetic key that lets you slide the latch across.

Of course it's not the perfect solution. The magnetic key is only going to work through a certain thickness of wood panel, and once the lock is discovered even a desktop toy can be used to access your drawer's contents. But until the gig is up, you'll have co-workers wondering what manner of sorcery is protecting your pens and sticky notes. More here.

6 comments:

NayNaySIXX said...

Thats quite awesome

Baur said...

Great stuff. although I don't think I would ever use something like that haha

Heaven. said...

They make those for babyproofing :P

Outcast said...

These sound awesome, I'd love to have drawers like this. I know if I ever managed to move out I would definitely consider them.

Atley said...

I need to get me one of these fancy things! keep my 2 year old nephew out of my drawers!

goldenrubbers said...

genius!