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4 Cool Gadgets for Hiding Your Keys

by Carolyn

Ever thought about hiding your spare keys in plain sight? Here are four cool gadgets that can be used to hide your spare keys (and valuables) in style. Note – It’s always best not to leave a spare key around your home, car or other vehicle. Though it may be convenient, most security experts strongly suggest that you always keep your keys in your possession. If you have spare keys, it’s best to leave them with a trusted friend…

4 Home Security Gadgets Under $10

by Carolyn

Trying to improve your personal or home security on a budget can definitely be a challenge. Though it’s easy to get caught up in advanced security gadgets and sophisticated equipment – you don’t have to spend a lot to make small changes to your security. Here are a few useful gadgets to help improve your security – both at home, and in self defense situations. Alarm.com iPhone App While not technically a gadget in itself, the Alarm.com iPhone app definitely…

How Secure is Your Biometric Briefcase?

by Carolyn

In a long hallway, the figure of a suit-clad man approaches. The man looks cautiously from side to side, and slips into a concealed room. After neatly dispatching two security guards (using only his hands), he discovers a hidden safe underneath a desk. Whipping out a complicated gadget, he quickly cracks the safe, and removes an ordinary-looking black briefcase. Taking the briefcase in hand, he slinks out of the door, making a dramatic escape with hundreds of security guards in…

Security System Intercoms – Do You Need Them?

by Carolyn

In the popular TV show Seinfeld, four friends have various misadventures in life, love and work environments. The series aired for nine full seasons, running from 1989 to 1998. One of the interesting things about the show is that many episodes revolved around scenes that would take place in the apartment of a character named “Jerry Seinfeld” (who was also one of the creators of the series). To let people in to his apartment, Jerry listened to them talk over…

Auto-Dialing Home Security Systems

by Carolyn

“I’ve fallen, and I can’t get up!” This popular catchphrase actually originated in the 1980′s, from a television commercial for “LifeCall”. The commercial depicted an elderly woman, who fell in her bathroom and was unable to stand. She touches a “Medical Alert Pendant” around her neck, crying out to the emergency dispatcher who is on the line, “I’ve fallen, and I can’t get up!”. This commercial quickly became a part of popular culture, and is still cited even to this…

5 Popular GPS Vehicle Recovery Systems

by Carolyn

In the year 2000, it was estimated that only 53% of stolen cars were ever able to recovered. Today, the recovery rate for stolen vehicles is around 80%. Though a portion of this percent increase could be attributed to more efficient reporting systems for stolen vehicles, it’s possible that the growing popularity of GPS vehicle recovery systems is also a factor. Today’s technology enables us to have a much higher chance of recovering a stolen vehicle, and in a much…

Benefits of a Driveway Alert System

by Carolyn

Lilly Glass is the owner of a small country store in New Hampshire. She creates handmade jams, jellies, candles, natural soap and other local products. However, like many small store owners, she has built her one-room shop right in front of her residential home. By having the store close by, she can do household chores while still being able to assist her customers. Recently, she installed a “Driveway Alert System”, which allows her to receive a notification alert when a…

The Two Main Types of Audible Alarms

by Carolyn

You may not realize it, but many of the devices that you use on a regular basis are equipped with audible alarm devices. When leftover vegetables are done heating in the microwave, a small series of beeping noises lets you know that they’re ready. When there is smoke in your home, your smoke alarm lets out a piercing alert noise. When you leave the keys in your car’s ignition, a beeping alert allows you to remember to remove them. However,…

Gadgets

4 Cool Gadgets for Hiding Your Keys

4 Home Security Gadgets Under $10

How Secure is Your Biometric Briefcase?

Security System Intercoms – Do You Need Them?

Auto-Dialing Home Security Systems

5 Popular GPS Vehicle Recovery Systems

Benefits of a Driveway Alert System

The Two Main Types of Audible Alarms

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