A new scanner is in use at Manchester airport, working much like Superman’s X-ray vision to see through clothes and all outerwear. It actually reveals whether a person has breast augmentation, any piercings in any part of the body and even an extremely clear outline of the person’s genitals.

Even though this kind of scanner was in use at Heathrow airport on a trial basis, people in the main are aghast at this kind of invasion of privacy. The ‘naked’ pictures are supposed to be destroyed immediately, will be viewed by only one person somewhere far away, so both parties are not embarrassed and people can refuse to be scanned and will be patted down as usual. (more…)

In the old days valuables were commonly stored under the mattress (or even in a container buried in the earth). The idea was that if you were sleeping on something, nobody could get at it. However, times have changed and now people use safes to keep their valuables, whether money, documents, jewellery or other precious items.

These days beds often come with storage space because otherwise the space under the bed actually is wasted space, particularly in areas where land prices are high, rooms are small and space should not be wasted. However, it tends to be for clothes or somewhere to store away things that are rarely needed. (more…)

Most people do feel safe in their homes whether they live in gated communities or not. But that does not stop criminals in their endeavours and the crime rate keeps going up. If you want to ensure the safety of your family, you should ideally have some extra security.

Monitored home security systems offer just that level of safety. If something goes wrong an alarm will go off and the police will be informed if you opt for the plus security level (the police in UK charges separately for this service). If you opt for the normal security level, you and other key holders will be informed if there a break-in or security breach. (more…)

Almost everybody now uses the internet to make purchases from various shopping sites like Amazon, eBay and more, buy airline tickets, do hotel and travel bookings, or downloads software which has to be paid for. And despite most sites being highly secure, encrypted sites, there are constantly incidents of people being victims of being defrauded just because they have used their credit card online. (more…)

If you live in a house whether it is in an isolated area or not, the security aspect is of vital importance whether you live alone or with your family. Even in so-called safe neighbourhoods it is always better to have a good security system in place. A house with land around it is all the more vulnerable.

This perimeter protection system has eight monitoring sensors which are controlled by a single base station. Each sensor can monitor up to 35 meters in a straight line at a designated height. It works on infra red technology and can work for six months on 1 x PP3 (9V) battery. (more…)

The fingerprint lock deadbolt is a safe and secure system which will fit into your existing locking system and provide secure fingerprint access. You can store up to fifty fingerprints in it and nobody else will be able to enter the house. You can be free of the worries of keys, hiding them and making sure that you do not forget them because all you will need are the fingerprints to be able to open the door. (more…)

Every house or place that needs to be secured should ideally have a burglar alarm, with crime on the rise and uncertainty when anything will happen to you or your loved ones, you don’t want to be taken short. Maplin has a quick fit burglar alarm which is battery operated and requires no wiring. It just takes a few minutes to install.

It emits a siren and a flashing light and works on batteries, so it will work even in the event there is no electricity. The PIR sensor requires separate batteries. It works on a 30 metre range. The system has a low battery indicator which will tell you when you need to replace the batteries. (more…)

A spy or peep hole at the door is a must to view who is outside before opening the door. It is the fist line of defence, a barrier between the safety of your home and any outside dangers. But this one is not just a view finder but also records audio and video of everybody who comes near your door, so it provide even greater safety.

The Chaperone Spyhole Door Cam can do all this because it is fully loaded. It has a PIR sensor which will capture images and sound of every visitor and even your conversation if you talk to the person. It comes with 28 MB of memory which is expandable to from 1 GB to 4 GB depending on your requirements. (more…)