10 Gadgets for the Security of Your Home

Security is a basic need for everyone. With the development of technology, it has become accessible as never before: manufacturers offer millions of gadgets designed to protect your home from uninvited guests and household accidents. To navigate this variety, we have prepared a brief guide to the most popular security devices:

1. “Smart Lock”

This high-tech device recognizes visitors, takes photos and sends data to your smartphone. Some gadgets register each incoming person in the house, identifying them by phone number. With such a lock, you can block or unlock the door from anywhere with Wi-Fi. And most importantly – it’s not scary to lose your key.

2. Door Opening Sensor

Magneto-contact or electro-contact type devices will react to any attempt to open the door by an uninvited guest and trigger the alarm. The opening sensor can also be installed on windows. It costs little, is quick to install and works reliably.

3. IP Camera

It has already been proven that the presence of video cameras reduces the level of crime by several times, and this is a basic element of “cities of the future” and “smart spaces”. For an apartment and cottage, a simple IP camera is enough, with which you can observe what is happening in the house while you are not there. Even more reliable will be to install motion sensors with photo recording. They will not record what is happening around the clock, but if something happens in your absence – the sensor will fix everything and send a signal to the monitoring center.

4. Motion Sensor

The motion sensor creates an infrared background of the room. Movement of people and objects changes it – the sensor fixes this with impulses. If their number exceeds the permissible level, an alarm is triggered. For example, “Caesar Satellite” security system sensors send a signal with photo confirmation to the monitoring center upon triggering.

5. “Smart Sockets”

This device was created specifically for those who constantly doubt whether they have turned off the iron. With “smart sockets” you can control electrical appliances, being kilometers away from home. During your absence, the sockets can be programmed to turn on and off lighting fixtures, creating the illusion that the house is not empty.

6. Smoke Detector

Fire safety system – just as necessary as a washing machine or refrigerator. Optical smoke detectors track air transparency, and ionization – its composition. Regardless of type, sensors trigger an alarm even with the slightest smoke and can call the fire brigade.
7. Water Leak Detector

If you don’t want to risk repairing – your own and your neighbors’ – pay attention to these devices. They are installed in the lower part of bathrooms and react to water ingress. In this case, sensors automatically shut off the pipes. If the washing machine caused flooding, it will also be turned off. In case of triggering, they also send a notification to the mobile application.

8. Gas Leak Detector

For private houses with fireplaces or stoves, carbon monoxide detectors are relevant. Another type of detector is suitable for apartments and houses with gas pipelines – it detects critical levels of flammable gases in the air. In case of an accident, these gadgets can shut off access to fuel in the room using special locking devices and send a signal to the monitoring center and notify the owner via mobile application. In addition, a signal about an elevated concentration of carbon monoxide can be sent to a separate siren for audible notification of people in the house, including sleeping ones.

9. Decoy

These devices provide protection for the house, creating the illusion of presence in it. For example, there is a gadget that simulates a working TV screen. The color and brightness of the glow change for authenticity, in order to mislead the intruder. Or a lock that includes loud dog barking inside the premises when attempting to break in.

10. Comprehensive Security System

Individual gadgets cannot guarantee one hundred percent protection of the house, it is more reliable to install a comprehensive security system. For example, “Caesar Satellite” using basic sensors provides protection in all directions – from break-ins to household accidents. Taken together, this will cost less than individual devices, and you can control the alarm through a mobile application. In case of an emergency situation, just press the panic button on the keychain.