Hypercom
Scott Tsujita, Philippe Tartavull Hypercom Terminal's Dirty Little Secret
The short version: If you drop or bump a Hypercom terminal too hard, it will think it's being "tampered" with and lock itself. It takes a simple code to fix it, but if you're past the 1 year warranty, you'll have to pay $500 for a new one. And don't think that you're smart and try to ...