FakeTV Provides Home Burglary Prevention During Travel
Deceiving The Burglars
In other words, burglars are going to think twice about home burglary when FakeTV is giving the impression that the house is occupied, given that most people turn the set off when they’re away as in travel or some other outing.
Now, many people keep the television set on when they are out, but that wastes more electricity than having this handy product invention of Blaine Readler. He wanted to give the impression of the flickering glows of a tv through the window of a house while saving on energy costs, and so he got together with Opto-Electric Design, Inc. to create a viable product that would help in home burglary prevention.
They even studied the various kinds of color, static, and flickering glow that television shows give off, which are different depending on the kind they are, and eventually created FakeTV, which can help prevent home burglary because of the reality of a tv show playing as it emanates from the window. FakeTV saves on electricity since it uses the same amount of power that a night light uses, according the product website. Also, the more your tv is on, the faster it wears out, and burglars who scout neighborhoods can be less convinced if they only see timed lights going on and off in rooms.
FakeTV uses an AC adapter, so there’s no batteries to buy, and it operates automatically as dusk approaches outside via a light sensor, but you can choose the time it will shut off via a switch on the back that has four settings: ON, OFF, DUSK +4 HRS, and DUSK +7 HRS, which means that the appearance of a television being on can happen during the time the house is vacant due to travel, jobs, outings, etc., for as long as you desire.
How Did This Home Burglary Prevention Product Work For Me?
The first night I got this home burglary prevention gadget, I tried it out. What I find neat about the FakeTV is that it’s really small, measuring out to about 3 1/8″ x 2 3/8″ x 2 5/8″, so it’s easy to find a place to put it so it will shine out after dusk and darkness hits. As pictured, when it’s not dark outside, the sensor is on waiting for dusk.
I put it inconspicuously near a window the way the instructions told me to for a one-story house, which suggested I put it in a room with translucent shades, drapes or blinds. Those who live in homes with more than one story should put the FakeTV in a second floor room with no shade. I made sure this home burglary prevention tool wasn’t conspicuous from outside the window, and that no other light would interfere with the fake television emanations of this product.
At about 8:20 p.m. as dusk hit, the FakeTV came on and I went outside to see if it appeared that a tv was on, and I must say that it did give off the appearance of a television being on! I wish my digital camera could’ve captured that “television on in a room” sight, but I couldn’t get a decent shot. Trust me though, this home burglary prevention product that’s good for when you travel does give off the impression, which will make the burglars think twice before trying to break into one’s home when people are gone on travel outings or just doing something around town. The FakeTV went back to the sensor mode after four hours, as I had set it.
You can purchase FakeTV via the vendors listed at the website listed below in the “Resources” box, currently (though subject to change) between $31 and just under $40, which is a discount off the suggested retail price of $49.
This is another home burglary prevention device to put to work for your family when you all travel or are gone for the night for whatever reason. It’s certainly cheaper than many other home burglary deterrents, though the product makers do recommend in the instruction manual that people do other things to keep their homes safe. While nothing is guaranteed in life, the more deterrents to home burglary that are in place in your home, the better the odds that your house won’t be victimized by burglars.
Contact FakeTV via Opto-Electronic Design, Inc: 6440 Flying Cloud Drive, Suite 207, Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344. 952-943-2378 or 888-621-5800. Email: info@faketv.com Website is in the “Resources” box.
