13 IT devices that can prevent crimes in your home

According to experts at Better Family Home, a home décor and improvement organization, some IT devices can prevent criminals from carrying out their nefarious acts in your homes if installed.So, these 13 devices below may help you outsmart the criminals. Burglar alarm A burglar alarm is an excellent device that makes your home more secure and […]

According to experts at Better Family Home, a home décor and improvement organization, some IT devices can prevent criminals from carrying out their nefarious acts in your homes if installed.
So, these 13 devices below may help you outsmart the criminals.

Burglar alarm
 A burglar alarm is an excellent device that makes your home more secure and lets you feel safe. This is especially good for those whose homes are prone to burglary attack. With one little code before you leave and after you come back, your entire home will be secured. The entire neighbourhood will know if it’s breached, not to mention the security firm who will call or come over on the spot.
Nowadays there are a plethora of different systems available, many are less complicated to install and less expensive than you think, according to betterfamilyhome.com.
 
 Smoke detector
 A smoke detector is important in every home. It’s easily set up and doesn’t need any maintenance, except for occasional battery changes. Smoke detectors have saved countless lives – you think you’d wake up in case of a fire, but chances are you won’t.
 Install a detector at every level of your home and don’t forget to test them regularly.

Timers
There are several kinds of timers on the market. With the most common ones, you simply enter the start and stop time and plug it into an outlet. The device connected to it will then only be active between those times.
 More advanced versions can be installed for example into your stove. After a certain time, these timers will turn off the stove automatically. These devices can be life savers if you forget to turn the stove off, and are frequently used when elderly persons live on their own.

 Safety plugs
These have been around for a long time, and they work today as well as they did before. Houses tend to have more and more electrical outlets, and even though no one seems to know why, babies and toddlers seem to be drawn to them like a moth to the light. Buy and place a gang of these and save your kids from serious injury.
 
 Landline
 This might seem really old fashioned to you, since so many people in Nigeria and many other countries nowadays only use cell phones. With those, you can carry your home phone with you, so what’s not to like? What people tend to forget is that mobile networks are much more vulnerable than landlines in, for example, extreme weather. If you don’t have a landline, you may be without a line of communication to the outside world, and you won’t be able to make emergency calls.
But here in Nigeria, many homes would still wait for the new owner of Nigerian Telecommunications Limited to revive it before they can have landlines.
 
GPS tracking devices
In this era of kidnapping, GPS tracking is the newest thing in child safety. Since they’re not as expensive anymore, they are now used by many parents in some countries in the West. They want to be sure where their child is and that it is safe at all times.
So, if you’re here in Nigeria, get GPS tracking device and simply fasten the small tracker on your child’s jacket or backpack, and whenever you want you can tune in and check that your child is not skipping school, or something more sinister is happening.

Home surveillance equipment
With today’s technical advances, home surveillance is not only for mansions anymore. Cameras have become much cheaper, and installation is not difficult. Even people with “normal” homes can afford a high security standard.
This is a great way of knowing everything that’s going on in and around your home, whether anything sinister is going on or not. And criminals are sure to be intimidated by visible cameras!
 
Video intercom system
Do you live alone or you simply don’t want you or your children to open the door to anyone unknown? Then a video intercom system is for you. You’ll be able to identify anyone who rings at your door at a glance!
There are so many scammers and burglars around who trick people by ringing at their door and trying to get them to open their homes. This can happen to everyone, so a video intercom system will put one more layer of security between you and the scammers.
 
 Child locator
Child locators are the newest trend to keep track of your kids, most of all in crowded places. Have you ever been on vacation in Disneyland and tried to keep track of one of more excited little ones? It’s almost impossible without either kids or parents getting seriously frustrated.
This little gadget has two parts – one that you fasten for example to your kid’s shoe, and another one you keep. When you activate yours, the one your child is wearing will produce a sound that you’re able to hear even at some distance.
 
Magnetic door alarm
Magnetic door alarms can be ideal for someone who doesn’t want to install an entire alarm system, or for someone who wants to go the extra mile.
They are extremely easy to install, one half on the door jamb and the other half on the door itself. When it’s activated and someone opens the door, it produces a sound that is so loud that you want to crawl under the next table. It’s guaranteed to deter anyone from coming in who’s not supposed to!
 
Baby monitor with wireless night vision camera
All parents are used to the kind of nagging worry you feel when you and your baby aren’t in the same place. Of course there are baby monitors to tell you when your little one is crying and needs your attention. This new kind of monitor lets you see your baby as well, even with the lights off. You can make sure that everything is as it should be, or simply watch it sleep.

 Tasers
Tasers can save your life. They will incapacitate any assailant without actually harming them in the long run. You and your family will feel safe and secure even if you’re out after dark.
In some countries, you’re able to carry a taser without needing permission. They can be a great alternative if you don’t want to have firearms in the house.  
Parental controls
Parental controls seem like such an easy thing. Parents use it most of the time so that their child won’t stumble upon inappropriate content on the net, or to limit their computer time.
What many don’t think about is that through blocking these sites and forums, you can also protect your children from internet predators who pose as children and try to lure your child in.