The inconspicuous lock hacking device is an adaption of one demonstrated at the Black Hat security conference in July by Cody Brocious, a hacker and software developer for Mozilla, who discovered and exploited a vulnerability in Onity locks, a cheap and popular hotel roomlock that the company says are used on at least four million hotel rooms worldwide.
Not the type of songwriter to lock himself in a room until he's finished, Birdlips' Cliff Usher gathers the pieces for his songs from wherever he travels.