The market for home security gadgets in the UK is witnessing a period of considerable growth and development. With more affordable and reliable security products entering the market, homeowners can invest in gadgets and gizmos without breaking the bank. This blog explores the top home gadgets to help give you peace of mind.
Smart doorbells
Once just an inbuilt feature of modern apartments and trendy flats, smart doorbells can now be purchased and installed easily. Featuring a camera and intercom system, smart doorbells give users the ability to see who is at your front door via your mobile phone.
Products such as those produced by Skybell allow homeowners to see who is calling at your house from anywhere around the world if an internet connection is present. Smart doorbells also have a recording functionality, ideal for checking exactly what a delivery firm did with your parcel.
The voice activation and communication tools that many smart doorbells have fitted allow for easy comms with a visitor if you cannot reach the door or are not in. Despite smart doorbells being a cutting-edge home security feature, the majority of models can be purchased for under £200.
Smart light fixtures
External light fixtures triggered by a motion sensor have been commonplace on the market for a while. However, in recent years the products entering the market are evolving and becoming more advanced. Like smart doorbells, modern external light fixtures are incorporating more tech to protect your home against intruders. Incorporating cameras and a two-way microphone, external lights such as those produced by Kuna allow homeowners to talk to whoever is outside before they make their way to the door.
Available in modern and sleek designs, these light fixtures are not an eyesore and mimic the traditional motion light setups. They have been fantastic tools in catching thieves and vandals who have targeted cars located on driveways or snuck into people’s gardens to try opening backdoors.
Secure WiFi routers
Feeling safe in your home is far more than protecting against intruders or twitching the curtain when the doorbell goes. As so much of our lives now revolve around the internet, feeling safe online in your home and protecting your gadgets from hacking is equally as important as protecting our homes. Luckily manufacturers and internet providers are working tirelessly to ensure their products and services are always protecting your devices and privacy while ensuring nothing is lost in terms of speed and quality of your connection. Some of the best secure routers include:
- TP-Link Archer A20
- Securifi Almond 3 Smart Router
- Netgear Nighthawk Smart WiFi Router
Although secure and smart WiFi routers have become a commonplace on the market, they often come at a premium than more regular routers and services.
Nest Protect
The only direct gadget recommendation to make it into this list is the Nest Protect – but it is for good reason. Two of the most important devices in any home are the smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. Whilst old school devices may emit annoying test bleeps or drive your insane when you burn your toast by accident, they save lives.
Nest was one of the first companies to create a smart device that not only packages a smoke and carbon monoxide detector into one, but also utilised the latest technology. The Nest Protect gadget links up with your smartphone and those of your family. Should your Nest Protect ever detect smoke or CO2, all connected mobiles will be notified.
More and more gizmos are becoming increasingly popular with homeowners to protect their home and the personals security market is skyrocketing. With products being constantly developed and released, our homes will be the safest they have ever been.