Residential Security Stops Criminals Say Experts As custom installers start moving into the residential security market it has been revealed that residential burglar alarms decrease crime significantly. The claims were made following a five year study by a US university.
IP-Touch Solution For Apartment Foyers Lighting control, intercom, a music library and energy management systems were some of the solutions provided by Switch Automation to a 115-apartment complex run by Mirvac in Brisbane.
BRS Grabs US Biometric Accolades Australian Biometric solutions company Bio Recognition Systems announced it has won global industry endorsement of its BioLock+ security access control system, having recently received the rarely conferred “Most Innovative Security Product” award in the Sensor category at the Security Network’s recent 5th Annual Security Summit in California.
Weatherproof Biometric Lock For Homes Bio Recognition Systems (BRS) has launched the BioLock+ (Version 2.5), the world’s first all weather multi-relay biometric access control system.
$100 Million In Art Masterpieces Nicked More than $100 million dollars worth of paintings have been stolen by thieves who bypassed one of the most advanced security systems in the world.
Snoop TV Bigger Than Big Brother Snoop TV in the UK is bigger than "Big Brother" according to The Register web site. Snoop TV is a CCTV channel that lets Londoners snoop on their neighbours as well as what goes on in their neighbourhood.
Automated Window Wins Industry Award The Breezway Altair Powerlouvre Window System, which we covered in SmartHouse earlier this year, has now been awarded Most Innovative Window System by the Australian Window Association.
Door Communication And Entry System From AMX AMX aims to provide an easier way of communicating with the people outside your home’s doorstep with its Metreau Entry Communicator.
Street Cameras That See Right Through You Boobs And All The Sun newspaper in London claims that the British Government are bracing themselves for a storm of public outrage over their controversial X-ray cameras scheme which would allow police and security offials to see right through the public.
Home Automation Without Lifting A Finger When you are designing your smart home complete with automated lighting, security, home theatre and blinds – the next step is to throw out your remotes and activate it all by voice.
Secure Your Home By Throwing Out Your Keys Here’s a neat home security product that will forever eliminate the question “honey, where did I put my keys?” – the TOCA fingerprint recognition system by ekey.
Security Cam Catches Clipsal A local Brisbane development team has put together a low-powered security camera that runs on battery.
Bellon Rings Innovation Beltronics Longreach has developed Bellon, an IP-addressable intercom that lets you see and talk to (or ignore) your visitor.
Affordable Digital Home Surveillance Ever wondered what could be going on in or around your property when you’re not there? Now you can find out by creating a digital home surveillance system on a tight budget.
Broadband For World’s Tallest Apartment Building The world’s tallest residential apartment building was recently completed on the Gold Coast. Each of the tower’s 526 apartments is fitted out with high-speed synchronous broadband thanks to Data FX.
Digital Home Tax Breaks Tax breaks of up to $70,000 for commercial and $7,000 for residental homes are set to be offered by the US government for people who install digital home and smart office technology.
Systems - Security Security systems conjure unpleasant thoughts of burglary, vandalism and alarms blaring in the middle of the night. But peace of mind has gone hi-tech.
Half of Australian homes at greater fire risk More than half of Australian households are at greater fire risk because of a lack of smoke alarms or smoke alarms that have depleted batteries, a new survey has found.
Nokia enters home security market Nokia has entered the home security market with a motion detecting wireless remote camera that can send its images to a mobile phone.
More Windows patches Microsoft has been forced to release two more security fixes its Windows OS and Explorer software. The patches reduce the possibility of hackers remotely taking control of a PC.
New Virus Attack A group of new viruses has been discovered that are far more dangerous than previous viruses. Among the first countries to be hit is Australia.
Making your house smart Most of the hard work in building a smart house is best left to the professionals, but it pays to do some research so you can understand what you want, how to get it and how to use the technology to its full potential.
Got it all under control: Home Control Systems It’s not science fiction anymore – now you can control all your home’s climate, lighting, security and AV systems from one central location.
Making Waves Inspired by its spectacular Northen Beaches location, this house fuses smart technology seamlessly with style.
Security Systems: Buy, Build, Renovate part 5 Keeping out nasties is no longer the sole purpose of security systems. With a bit of foresight, home security systems can give you a lot more then peace of mind for your smart house.
How to Get a Smarthouse: Part 1 Most of the hard work in building a smarthouse is the job of a professional home systems installer, but it pays to understand the building process and the lingo to help you do some clever planning.
