Unmask the mystery man. No keep him at bay from your home
Its 1am in the morning. Pitch black outside, same as in your room. Your gentle soothing sleep is interrupted by a crashing sound coming from the back door in the kitchen. You jump up, and sit up in your bed, breaking out into an almost instantaneous bout of sweat. You could have sworn you heard something. Your heart beats, racing at maybe a million beats per second, as you get out of bed, tiptoeing towards the sound you heard, a club clasped in your hand ready for a swing. Those tiptoe moments feel like the most excruciating forever, the scariest, longest seconds you’ve ever walked your entire life. Anyone who’s ever had a moment like this knows that it’s no case of butterflies in your stomach.
Seeing that now we live in a world where your home or space can be intruded upon by any unwelcomed scoundrel thanks to our living in a global village of sorts with technology and information helping miscreants, now more than ever before people take their safety and security seriously. You’re not a 100 percent safe when you step into the outside world, and who says you’re ultimately safe even in your own home? Regardless of whether you live in the most protected security fitted gated communities that keep bad folks out, how about those on the inside? Do you truly know and can vouch for your neighbours? Anyone can impersonate and act as a guest, while breaking security breaches and penetrating your space.
It is true that security wise, we’ve moved from home security systems that beeped when the door opened and sounded an alarm if you didn’t punch your code in quickly enough, a time when wed had a handful of magnetic sensors, miles of wire buried in your walls, and a control panel that offered only cryptic codes. Security systems at its finest then at the time was a system that could send a basic signal down the phone lines when an emergency occurred.
Nonetheless, some home security features will always be essential. Sensors, door chimes and alarms are still must-have basics, and the heart of any home security system is still a control panel that can be connected to a remote alarm monitoring service.
Thankfully, the past few years have given us a number of innovative and compelling features that greatly extend the capabilities of a home security system. Innovative developments in data-rich wireless technology now allow for home security installations without the drilling and boring of holes, as well as remote monitoring that doesn’t depend on telephone lines. Wireless sensors and cameras are now so powerful and dependable that no major security provider lacks a wireless package.
It’s not just sensors, but even the lifeline connection between the home and the central monitoring station have gone wireless. With GSM technology, modern security systems are secure with a cellular backup, which also suits the many homeowners who have replaced their landlines with mobile phones.
A side-by-side advancement in video and imaging tech has made provision for miniature megapixels in our webcams and smartphones, facilitating a reduction in video surveillance function among home security features. Available to us now is vivid full colour HD camera footage, tucked into devices miniscule enough to blend into our home environment or be totally out of sight. Record and playback of gigabytes of important camera feed footage is made possible by high capacity DVRs, as well as remote controls with the flexibility to pan and zoom individual cameras, keeping you clearly updated.
Another impressive area of invention is home automation technology. Home automation systems offer unparalleled option to see and control happenings in your homes anywhere in the world, whilst merging two-way wireless communication with mobile app development. The display and tracking of real time information about the system from your smartphone is enhanced, with the option to view the feed from the security system’s camera right on your device. Lights on or off, thermostat adjust, door lock and unlock, security system arm and disarm, all of this can be executed on the same app.
The basic door and window sensors are more accurate and reliable than ever before, and there are more types of sensors that can be integrated into a home security system. This includes tamper-sensitive sensors to tell you if a window breaks or someone tries to access your control panel, temperature and humidity sensors to alert you of a fire outbreak, and sophisticated pet-friendly motion detectors that can tell the difference between an intruder and the family.
Even the humble smoke detector has benefitted from recent advances, applying broadband two-way communication for detailed, up-to-the minute analysis of your home’s air. Protecting against intrusion and fire is still the central goal of any home security system, but the increased technological competences have considerably broadened the scope. With front door cameras and remote door locks, you no longer have to be home when the housekeeper comes to clean.
The enthralling and ground-breaking possibilities of today’s home security system features make them appealing to the avant-garde gadget-lover in all of us. It’s easy to be mesmerised by the glamorous, forward-thinking roles that cutting-edge home security tech play and forget that it’s not just about what they can do; it’s how these products and services can best fulfill the goal of keeping your loved ones and property safe.
So away with the mystery man!
In with the almost-mysterious home security tech of today!!!