Securesight’s Digital Door Viewer is a great product for women living alone, the elderly or vulnerable and anyone concerned about personal security or intimidation; it enables you to see who’s at the door before opening it!

The DV1 records when movement is detected by its PIR sensor and will capture high quality video and sound, of every person who comes to your door - whether you are there or not.

Like modern mobile phones, the DV1 has a high - resolution colour LCD screen that delivers sharp and clear images, from the external camera fitted to your door.

With its wide 86-degree viewing angle and sensitive to two metres, it provides an excellent view of activity and visitors outside; each time the movement sensor is triggered, the unit automatically records a video clip with sound, plus a time and date stamp.

The video clip can be used by police, as evidence for bogus tradesmen, distraction burglaries, intimidation, anti-social behaviour and many other distressing security problems.

The DV1 can easily be installed in a few minutes; it can replace an existing door viewer, or for a new installation it needs just a 12.5mm hole to be drilled and suitable for doors up to 65mm thick.

• Benefits:
  See who’s at the door before opening.
  Have video evidence of all visitors.
  Built in microphone to record visitors.
  Speaker allows you to monitor outside.
  Time and date stamped images for accurate evidence.
  4Gb SD card memory can store over 11 hours of video.
  Recordings can be viewed on any computer.
  On screen playback of evidence.
  Multi-view of clips for quick and easy selection.

Priced at: £99.99 + VAT and £8.50 + VAT for the optional mains adaptor.

Web: http://www.securesight.com

Advanced home surveillance is now even easier to buy following a distribution agreement between myhome247, specialists in providing DIY security, monitoring and control systems and PC World.

PC World stores across the UK will stock and supply myhome247’s new home surveillance starter kit, from summer 2008.

Flexible and intuitive, the myhome247 starter kit is an easy to install security; monitoring and control system that can be customised to suit individual requirements, keeping the home protected and connected 24/7.

Used in conjunction with any compatible PC or mobile phone, the home surveillance starter kit enables the user to receive notifications and view what is happening in the home, wherever they are in the world!

myhome247’s new mobile application, means the home owner can now easily monitor their protected premises remotely, from their mobile phone handset and receive instant notification of unauthorised activity via text message.

The myhome247 starter kit comprises the XG1000 System Controller a Panasonic BL-C1 Network Camera and a Door/Window Contact Sensor.

The starter kits costs £249.99 and includes a free subscription for a 5MB online storage capacity for those using two devices or less.

A nominal £9.95 per month fee is charged when more than two devices are required.

A variety of text message alert bundles are available from just £3.75.

Web: http://www.myhome247.co.uk    http://www.pcworld.co.uk.

Tel: (0871) 918 1832

For both business and private use. The images, which are recorded via IP cameras, can be watched online all over the world, not only on a laptop, but also a mobile telephone or PDA.

It provides a feeling of safety and peace of mind and in case of any mishap, the images can easily be re-played.

With the introduction of the Marmitek IP RoboCam series, this can now be realised effortlessly.

Use - Whether it is your car on your driveway, your garage, gazebo, store, warehouse, cash register, holiday home abroad, your children in the play room or the baby in the cradle, the Marmitek IP RoboCam is keeping an eye out for you, so you can now watch everything on any computer with network or Internet access!

Of course it is up to you who’s allowed to watch these images - for your eyes only, or the public at large.

• The IP RoboCam series; cameras with an eye for detail:
• The IP RoboCam 10, 11 and 21 are Pan&Tilt IP cameras with high photo -sensitivity, for perfect images even in poor lighting conditions.
• You can operate them from all over the world: panning, tilting, zooming and adapting the resolution and more.
• You can have a picture taken at regular intervals (for instance every 10 minutes) and also when movement is detected in the image.
• A movement detector, magnet contact, or lighting can be connected to the general purpose input/output, in order to record an action, like the cash register or a door being opened, or switching the lights on.
• You can watch the images of 1 camera via any every web browser, or if you have multiple (up to 16) cameras, you wish to watch and operate simultaneously, this can be done simply with the software provided.

Web: http://www.marmitek.com:80/en/index_consumer.php?subgroep=71

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The IP RoboCam21 boasts some extra special features compared to the IP RoboCam 10 and IP RoboCam11:

• High quality MPEG4 compression for efficient network traffic and storage.
• Sends MJPEG, MPEG4 and 3GPP images simultaneously, each with their own settings.
• 3GPP for live viewing of the images on your mobile telephone or PDA.
• Built in speaker connection and microphone for 2-way communication.
• IR LEDs for use in total darkness.
• USB connection for autonomous recording feature – e.g. hard disk or USB memory stick.
• In combination with the optional all-weather casing, you can also mount IP RoboCams outside.

So, for every use there is a suitable solution.

Prices:
Pan&Tilt IP Cameras
The IP RoboCam10 £139 (JPEG, wired).
The IP RoboCam11 costs £159 (JPEG, usable wireless and wired).
The IP RoboCam21 costs £209 (MPEG4, usable wireless and wired).

All weather casing To mount your IP Camera outside, you need an all weather casing like the RoboDome10, which has a fan and heating; Priced at £199.

If Pan&Tilt functionality is not required, Marmitek introduced four fixed (statically) IP Cameras earlier this year:

The IP Eye Anywhere10 costs £79 (JPEG, wired).
The IP Eye Anywhere11 costs £109 (JPEG, usable wireless and wired).
The IP Eye Anywhere20 costs £129 (MPEG4, wired).
The IP Eye Anywhere21 costs £159 (MPEG4, usable wireless and wired).

Web: http://www.marmitek.com:80/en/index_consumer.php?subgroep=71

Marmitek cameras can be purchased online at:

http://www.reallycleverhomes.co.uk or

http://www.simplyautomate.co.uk

Legal & General’s general insurance business annual online survey, ‘Safe as Houses’, which asks people for feedback and their views on home security and safety, is now live.

The survey aims to provide an understanding of home-owner’s security and safety concerns and what, if any, precautions they are taking.

The survey is running for a month until Friday 10 October 2008 and those people who complete the survey will be entered into a draw, to win John Lewis vouchers up to the value of £500.

Why not complete the short online survey today and you could win £500 John Lewis vouchers?

Research from L&G’s Changing Face of British Homes report, revealed that 34% of Brits said that they wouldn’t open a door to strangers, 37% have security lighting and 20% rely on a dog for their home security.

The company wants to know what you think, as your views and experience will help them to get a clearer picture of ‘home life’ and to understand customer needs for the future.

Your answer will be treated in confidence and the answers only used collectively, not individually to ensure your response is anonymous.

Elaine Parkes, Head of technical services for Legal & General’s general insurance business said: “As a household insurer who is concerned that our customers understand their insurance cover, we believe it is important to improve consumer awareness of home safety and security measures.”

Web: http://www.legalandgeneral.com/safeashouses
Tel: (0800) 02 77 156

24/7 home security, monitoring and control is now available to all, thanks to the launch of a simple to use, affordable and reliable surveillance system from myhome247.

The home owner can now easily view their protected premises remotely, either from their mobile phone, or an Internet enabled PC or Laptop.

Features And Benefits include:
The wireless sensors can be set to raise audible alarms, or interact with other devices (such as turning on lights).

The system can send real time email alerts to up to eight different addresses, when abnormal activity is detected; in response to whatever rules (macros) the user has set.

Text messaging can be set up to provide instant notification of unauthorised activity. (text message alert bundles are purchased separately).

It’s easy to monitor the property too, from wherever you are in the world; you can view exactly what’s happening on your mobile phone via live video, or check the archive of captured events, including recorded video clips.

False alarms are alleviated, as the user can see instantly what is happening at home and call emergency services only if necessary

The captured images/video clips and data are saved remotely to a hosted secure server, which means that any unauthorised intruder cannot access or corrupt the device where the images are stored.

In addition to providing secure and monitoring functionality, the myhome247’s comprehensive range of accessories, can enable home owners to control their home’s comfort features from the same easy-to-use platform.

The myhome247 starter kit comprises of the System Controller a Panasonic BL-C1 Network Camera and a Door/Window Contact Sensor.

Priced at £249.99 including a free subscription for a 5MB storage capacity for those using two devices or less. A nominal £9.95 per month fee is charged when more than two devices are required; a variety of text message alert bundles are available from £3.75.

Web: http://www.myhome247.co.uk. 

Cytech Europe Limited is the UK distributor of the Comfort Intelligent Home System that includes an advanced intruder alarm system and controls lighting, appliances, heating and air-conditioning and much more.

The Company has now launched a clear and straightforward film, presenting the essential facts about a smart home, featuring their Comfort Intelligent Home System.

The DVD, filmed in a family home, entertains, informs and demonstrates all aspects of smart home technology, including home security, networked sound and vision, remote control of heating air conditioning, lighting, curtains and gates and an intercom, which even calls a mobile-phone when no one is at home.

All the aspects of the smart home, can be controlled by a fully functional touch screen, at home or by a remote phone, a mobile or via a PC.

The door-phone intercom system, allows you to speak to the visitor and let them in from anywhere in the home, or remotely from a phone, mobile or via the Internet.

The Comfort video cameras, motion detectors and online security services, can easily be accessed from a PC or phone.

The five and a half minute video can be viewed or downloaded at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bxn1anY4Eo

 or via the link at:

Web: http://www.cytech.biz

Choosing fire doors for prestigious new homes and refurbishment projects, including period and listed properties, can pose significant problems.

Having selected elegantly designed and finely crafted wooden doors throughout, sympathetic to the architecture of the building, the overall aesthetics are often then compromised with the requirement for fire doors, which rarely match in design or construction methods.

However, Acorn Doors offers a solution with its traditional and contemporary styled, wooden, panelled fire doors; these are traditionally made using mortice and tenon joints in prime European timber and ensure a perfect match with any original and non fire doors throughout a residence.

Acorn Doors offers a range of more than 15 internal, panelled fire door sets made from 45mm solid wood, with specially engineered panels, which are all BS476 Part 22 accredited.

Each fire door set comprises the door itself, with the correct intumescent seal and interdens card with three Grade 13 hinges.
There are glazed options available and all doors are made to measure, which is invaluable with period properties, or contemporary homes with non-standard door sizes.

The company also offers bespoke fire doors based on their certified, panelled fire door construction.

Pictured here is: The Seaview fire door from Acorn Doors.

Panelled, fire door sets from Acorn Doors start at around £480.

Established, in 1986 Acorn Doors has specialised in designing and making high quality wooden doors, using traditional techniques, for over 20 years.

Web: http://www.acorndoors.co.uk
Tel: (01962) 791111

The latest recorded crime figures for England and Wales includes a map of the most burgled cities in the UK, which highlights London, Birmingham, Cardiff, Manchester, Leeds and Newcastle as the main hot spots.

Although the statistics, show that crime is falling and that domestic burglary is in decline, with a drop of 4%, Legal & General is concerned that people should continue to be vigilant when it comes to their home security.

Therefore, they have produced a special booklet, Safeguarding Your Home, which provides useful tips and home security advice, to help homeowners and those renting to protect their property and possessions.

An recent online survey, ‘Safe as Houses’ by Legal & General, revealed that although we’re very good at putting home security features in place, we’re not so good at checking that they are still working.

For example, over 80% have a smoke alarm and nearly 30% a security alarm in their home; however less than 10% said that they have never checked their smoke alarm and worryingly over 50% admitted that they have never checked their security alarm.

The Crime in England and Wales 2007/2008 report, also found that households with no home security measures, were around ten times more likely to have been victims of burglary, than households where simple security measures such as deadlocks on doors, or window locks were fitted - so home security remains a key defence against being a victim of burglary!

For details of the, Safeguarding Your Home booklet and household insurance cover from Legal & General visit:

Web: http://www.legalandgeneral.com
Tel: (0800) 02 77 156

This simply installed device offers home security in these troubled times.

An innovative new door security product, the Digital Door Viewer by demista™, has been launched to allow anyone inside a house, hotel room or business premises, to see who is outside by using this self-contained, electronic video system, requiring no wiring, fitted to the outside door.

The door viewer is easily and quickly installed to new or existing doors and requires no external wiring or electrical connections.

The battery-operated device works by a simple push button to show a clear, expanded view outside; the digital camera inside the viewer operates via a 14 mm diameter hole in the door, positioned at a comfortable eye level; from the outside it looks similar to the conventional ‘spy-hole’.

Our Picture shows the DDV mounted inside a typical door.

The Police recommendation on their official website advises, “If you don’t have a window in your door, or some other way of checking who is calling, fit a door viewer, so that you can identify callers before opening the door”.

The Digital Door Viewer takes this further by replacing the limited image seen through a conventional ‘spy-hole’, with a wide, full-colour, high quality LCD display.

The DDV measures 140mm high by 216mm wide and 25mm deep within a neat silver tone frame; total measurements of the display are 82mm high by 109mm wide.

The units come with mounting screws and require eight AA batteries.
Priced at ……….. the Digital Door Viewer is available at:

Web: http:// www.demista.co.uk

Tel: (01932) 866600