| curity can be expensive, but basic systems have | | | | Biometric Door Locks |
| come down substantially in price in recent years. | | | | New door locks that rely on Biometric data are |
| For customers looking for more general | | | | becoming more reliable and more readily available |
| protections, like door alarms, glass-break | | | | for the home security market than every before. |
| detectors, etc. — this is great news. But | | | | Fingerprint door locks and retina scanning devices |
| for people looking to protect extremely large | | | | are able to integrate into broader home security |
| properties or other high value targets, | | | | systems, too. These devices are also great for |
| there are plenty of new security gadgets on the | | | | preventing lockouts due to lost keys, and they |
| market to satisfy any geek. This article will take a | | | | can easily be programmed to allow visitors and |
| look at some of the new technology that’s | | | | household personnel access at specific times of |
| made it to today’s residential security | | | | the day. |
| market, and some that have even made a splash | | | | Pet-Safe Motion Detectors |
| in Hollywood. | | | | Having motion detectors has long been considered |
| Heat Sensors | | | | a mainstay of a modern home security system. |
| If you’ve seen Mission: Impossible, you | | | | As the name implies, these devices detect any |
| know about this one already. These sensors are | | | | motion inside of the house, and sound the alarm if |
| now available for widespread residential use, and | | | | the system is armed. This used to cause trouble |
| they are hyper-sensitive. Any unauthorized | | | | with a family dog though, but with new |
| individual in a room — simply as a result of | | | | technology — Fido can roam free while the |
| their body heat, will trigger the alarm. Really cool | | | | system is armed. The new technology can |
| stuff, especially if you’re trying to protect | | | | recognize the small size and location of dogs, and |
| a vault with jewels and other fabulous riches. | | | | prevent false alarms. |
| Infrared 360-Degree Cameras | | | | Phone Alert Systems |
| Infrared and wide-angle lenses have been around | | | | It doesn’t seem like a big step, but |
| for quite some time, but they’ve hit the | | | | it’s a huge leap in personal access to your |
| home alarm market with a splash. These cameras | | | | security information. Now, if your alarm is |
| are small, easy to hide, and can provide an | | | | activated, the information about your alarm can |
| unobstructed 360-degree view of the room | | | | be instantly sent to your cell phone by call or |
| they’re covering. Best of all, they can see | | | | text, with all the details! If you have video |
| in the night, and highlight anything that | | | | cameras installed on the property, you can even |
| shouldn’t be there. | | | | view live streaming video from your cell phone. |