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Protection One’s eSecure lets you control your home alarm system from your iPhone

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esecure iphone appHome security comes to the iPhone from security company, Protection One. eSecure is a Web-based home security system that also features an iPhone app.

The Web app lets you monitor in real-time your cameras at home as well as adjust your home alarm system. There is also an SMS text message-based system for controlling your Protection One alarm system.

The iPhone lets you turn your alarm system on and off and receive alerts. Reminds us a lot of what the remote home automation apps like iLinc can do.

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Price: free with Protection One’s eSecure alarm system
(Please note prices are subject to change and the listed price is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting)

CES 2010: ZOMM Announces Bluetooth Leash/Alarm for Your Cell Phone

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zomm bluetooth leash alarm for cell phoneIn what is probably a growing field (example: take a look at nio), ZOMM, just announced their forthcoming Bluetooth leash with alarm for your mobile/cell phone. This personal security device that you keep in your pocket or attach to your keychain that will sound an alarm if you walk away from your phone.

ZOMM also functions as a speakerphone so you don’t even need to get to your phone. It has LED lights for visual notifications, a microphone for two-way communications and a speaker for audible alerts including full speakerphone functionality.

Update: A variety of ZOMM devices are now available starting around $50.

FaceID – Facial Recognition Security Scanner

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FaceID facial recognition securityFuturistic TV shows and movies show modern authentication systems as either retinal (eye) scans, voice scans, but rarely full facial scans. Well, the future is here today. Enter FaceID, a system that scans your face and matches it against one of up to 500 profiles in its internal database.

Not only that, but these are 3D images captured by using multiple cameras, and must be matched by an actual face. In other words, a photo will not suffice. It adjusts for variances in lighting, and claims a 0.0001% margin of error. Surprisingly, this sophisticated gadget carries a price tag under $500.

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Price: $419.99
(Please note prices are subject to change and the listed price is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting)

Retrofit any Video Camera With This Motion Activated DVR Security Recorder

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If you’ve already started on the road to securing your home and business with video cameras, great. But if they’re just real-time cameras, then you’re missing out on the valuable addition of digital recording via an attached DVR.

Well don’t worry. You can snag yourself a DVR that can be used with any camera. It also goes one step better and only records when it sense motion. That’s right – it’s a motion activated security recorder.

The DVR-9122 from KJB Security records at a max resolution of 704×480 @ 24 fps and stores the video on an SD card. It can also overlay time and date stamp on the video and you can schedule when it should record.

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Price: $222.99
(Please note prices are subject to change and the listed price is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting)

iWallet – Tamper-Resistant with a Fingerprint Reader for Authentication

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If you’re worried about your wallet getting stolen, then you may want to take a look at the iWallet. No, it’s not another Apple product, but is a ruggedized, tamper-resistant wallet that uses your fingerprint for access authentication.

You can get your iWallet in one of three different materials: 100% carbon fiber, carbon fiber with kevlar or fiber glass. Teh carbon fiber models are $600, while the fiber glass models that come in a variety of colors rings in at $300.
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LAlarm – Laptop alarm security software – sounds loud alarm on theft of laptop

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Worried about your laptop getting stolen when nature calls and you’re at a Starbucks chugging coffee and working? LAlarm (laptop alarm) semi-solves that problem by equipping your laptop with a auto-style alarm – loud and annoying!

If you have the LAlarm software installed, you simply plug your computer into a power outlet or plug in a flash drive and lock the computer. If the flash drive is disconnected, or the laptop is unplugged from the power, then the theft alarm goes off. A nice feature is that the theft alarm is audible and loud regardless of the mute status or volume level in Windows.

LAlarm has 2 other useful features – an auto-destroy folder and an e-mail-on-theft function. LAlarm will delete any data in the auto-destroy folder upon theft detection. The e-mail on theft function will send you sensitive files before wiping them.

LAlarm also has a number of additional alarms to help you be more productive: battery life, disk health, your health (time of use), mobile phone alerts and more.

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More info from the manufacturer
Price: Free for personal use; $50 for a business license
(Please note prices are subject to change and the listed price is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting)

Microsoft Security Essentials, free anti-virus security software released

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As promised, Microsoft just released its free security program for Windows XP/Vista/7 this week. This is anti-virus/anti-malware/anti-spyware/anti-trojan/anti-rookit software. It replaces Microsoft Defender.

The big question here is whether or not Microsoft will run products made by Symantec, McAfee, et al out of business.

You can download Security Essentials from Microsoft.

GfG’s Article Recap for Week Ending June 5, 2009

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We kicked off the past week with a look at the Epson WorkForce 310 – a more compact and efficient version of its predecessor. We looked at CaseMate’s charging cases and took a look at the Powerlung lung capacity excercise tool.  For you RC enthusiasts, check out the Mini Cooper Convertible.

If you have pets that constantly want to go outside, then think about training them to ring a doorbell. And if you’re a gamer, a boardgamer that is, then you’ve got to get Settlers of Catan.

On the news side of things, Google have launched scripting to Google Spreadsheets and Microsoft have launched Bing, their newest search engine.  If you’re a Skype user, beware of scammers sending you messages.

GfG’s Article Recap for Week Ending May 29, 2009

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This week saw us yearning after some ‘appliance 2.0’ technology including ‘connected’ washers/dryers and a freezer failure sensor kit.

We reviewed a poster printing service which we thought was pretty good.

The Easy iPod Media Sharer‘s name says it all – useful family gadget. We do love our Gmail; their new lab is cool – an Inbox Preview feature.

We feel that President Obama is taking the right approach in creating a Cyber Czar position.

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