Eye & Pen: Lifestyle, Travel, Photography and Literature
  • Main
  • Blog
  • Topics
    • Accommodations
    • Bucket List
    • Cheap Travel
    • Culture
    • Essay
    • Destinations
    • Inspiration
    • Interviews
    • Narratives
    • Personal
    • Photography
    • Restaurants
    • Reviews
    • Safe Travel
    • Travel Planning
    • Trip Update
    • Weekly Wanderlust
  • Photo Gallery
    • Photo Gallery – All Places
    • Photo Gallery – Aruba
    • Photo Gallery – England
    • Photo Gallery – Europe
    • Photo Gallery – Iceland
    • Photo Gallery – Ireland
    • Photo Gallery – Italy
    • Photo Gallery – Northern Ireland
    • Photo Gallery – Other
    • Photo Gallery – Scotland
    • Photo Gallery – USA
  • Services
    • Blog Coaching
    • Graphic Design
    • Hire Brandon
    • Advertising
  • About Brandon
  • Contact

Safe Travel Tip: Consider Home Security Options While You Explore the World

7/5/2019

2 Comments

 
Picture
Ever feel like you’re living in the movie Home Alone? Have you ever got on a plane and then had an anxiety attack because you can’t remember if you locked your doors before you left? Even worse, will it be some time before you head home again? Wouldn’t it be awful to have that sitting in the back of your mind, eating at you like some parasitic worm of sorts throughout the entire time you’re away on your trip, so you’re never really at ease as you had hoped you would be?
Picture
A few weeks ago I talked about my personal history of being robbed while traveling abroad, featuring August Home Security’s Doorbell Cam Pro. But today, I wanted to expand upon the subject, because even with a fancy camera doorbell, a masked intruder can still enter and have their way with your belongings and you will still be too far away to do anything about it. Tying in remote security firms that can trigger the police quickly is one option, or you can try going further on the path of futuristic remedies.​

August Home specializes in futuristic home security options that can be manned from your mobile device. Beyond their Doorbell Cam Pro, they also have a product that allows you to control access to who can open your doors while you’re away. Nifty, right? They were kind enough to send one over for me to test and review. So, let me break it down for you…

Picture
August Home’s Smart Lock + Connect is a door mechanism that lets you lock and unlock your doors from anywhere in the world, and includes the option to give secure digital keys to guests, all from your phone or tablet. So if you have a plant waterer dropping by, or a family member who’s checking every day or so to be sure all is well, you can grant individual access digitally, from your phone, anywhere in the world.

How it works is you attach the smart lock to your existing deadbolt on the inside of your door, so you can still use your original physical keys. You then configure it with the Connect Wi-Fi Bridge and viola, you’re living in the freaking future! August’s system recognizes when its you and will automatically unlock when you arrive home, as well as lock the doors when you leave. You can control the Smart Lock system with your voice using Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant. Beyond that, you can also add a Smart Keypad, which is pretty wild!

Built into the August Smart Lock system is a feature called DoorSense, which is a sensor that tells your phone how secure you are, like if your front door is securely closed and locked. For added security, since digital technology often can be abused by the right person with the right knowledge, August included a two-factor authentication, two-way encryption and a lost phone feature. Because you can never be too careful. All in all, I found this technology to be very cool, pretty easy overall to install, and very useful for peace of mind while I travel abroad.

If you would like to learn more about August Home security options, click here.


​

(Main photo by artoodetoo via Flickr)

2 Comments
W1Rank link
7/9/2019 02:25:41 am

Awesome blog. Very useful information, it clarified a lot of things to us. Thanks for sharing your view. - seo company in chennai

Reply
W1Rank link
7/11/2019 01:55:42 am

Really great article, Glad to read the article. It is very informative for us. Thanks for posting. - ppc services in chennai

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Sign up for my VIP email list:

Picture
Picture

Article Topics

All
About Blogging
Accommodations
Bucket List
Cheap Travel
Culture
Destinations
Discussion
Entertainment
Environment
Essay
Fine Art Feature
Gear
General
Giveaway
Green Living
Guest Posts
Inspiration
Interviews
Lifestyle
Luxury
Narratives
Not Recommended
Other
Personal
Photography
Restaurants
Reviews
Safe Travel
Trip Planning
Trip Update
USA Road Trip
Video
Weekly Wanderlust

RSS Feed

Monthly Archive

November 2021
September 2021
May 2021
April 2021
March 2021
February 2021
January 2021
December 2020
October 2020
September 2020
August 2020
July 2020
June 2020
May 2020
April 2020
March 2020
February 2020
January 2020
December 2019
November 2019
October 2019
September 2019
August 2019
July 2019
June 2019
May 2019
April 2019
March 2019
February 2019
January 2019
December 2018
November 2018
October 2018
September 2018
August 2018
July 2018
June 2018
May 2018
April 2018
March 2018
February 2018
January 2018
December 2017
November 2017
October 2017
September 2017
August 2017
July 2017
June 2017
May 2017
April 2017
March 2017
February 2017
January 2017
December 2016
November 2016
October 2016
September 2016
August 2016
July 2016
June 2016
May 2016
April 2016
March 2016
February 2016
January 2016
December 2015
November 2015
October 2015
September 2015
August 2015
July 2015
June 2015
May 2015
April 2015
March 2015
February 2015
January 2015
December 2014
November 2014
October 2014
September 2014
August 2014
July 2014
June 2014
May 2014
April 2014
March 2014
February 2014
January 2014
December 2013
November 2013
October 2013
September 2013
August 2013
July 2013
June 2013
May 2013
April 2013
March 2013
February 2013
January 2013
December 2012
November 2012
October 2012
September 2012
August 2012
July 2012
June 2012
May 2012
April 2012
March 2012
February 2012

*Disclaimer: All blog posts featuring products, reviews, or suggestions for products or services are governed by our Disclosure. Products were received free to review, so to provide authentic opinions and content for our readers. The opinions and ideas in this post are the writer's own and are uninfluenced by any other person or business. We receive no compensation for product reviews. Links within non-product review posts may be sponsored.
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.