Smart Pad Security Systems

Smart Phones, iPads, and Touchscreen Home Security

Touchscreen phones, smart phones and iPads all boast incredible new technology that allows instant access to the Web, speedy changes to applications and data storage, and powerful new processing speeds.

But what if these new computing abilities weren't limited to phones? What if they could be used in other installations, such as home security systems?

As it happens, there are already several home security systems that utilize this kind of technology to make home security easier, more accessible, and add more customization to the experience. Touch screens and smart phone styled home security systems are gradually becoming in vogue to the point of having their own brand names, with new systems like Lynx pushing the boundaries and change what it means to keep the home secure.

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Advantages of a Touchscreen Home Security System

A touch screen pad serving as the hub of home security can have a number of useful advantages. For one thing, it can be personalized to suit your needs, storing vital security data behind firewalls or keeping auto-lock timers on the house.

One of the largest positive benefits of having a touch screen home security system is that many of them can be activated remotely, via phone or smart phone, and directed to perform a number of basic tasks such as locking or unlocking doors, or turning on the lights.

The Lynx home security touch screen system is particularly efficient at this, allowing users to formulate timed scenarios using their own pre-determined schedules. For example, a couple going out for the evening could set the home's lights off until midnight or after midnight to conserve energy. These kinds of planned home security scenarios increase a user's rapport with the system and encourage them to be more proactive about protecting the home.

Disadvantages of a Touchscreen Home Security Systems

The largest and most obvious disadvantage of a touch screen home security system is its delicacy. A touch screen home security system can be easily damaged by water or accidental contact. Unlike a traditional PIN electric lock or a standard padlock set, it can be knocked temporarily out of commission by a number of things. However, for the most part it is integrated with the home and thus fairly easy to repair.

Examples of Security Systems

The most prominent and successful home security system based on touch pad technology is the Lynx system, which is already in use inside many homes and high-rises. This system is a state-of-the-art touch pad attached to a comprehensive home security setup, including extensions such as burglar alarms, motions sensors, and motion-activated lights.

These features have made the Lynx a very popular home security system, but it can also be linked up to smart phones and iPads to access emails, messaging systems and personal data ready to be acquired even from a distance. Smart phone connected Lynx systems also can alert law enforcement after an intrusion.

Overall, touch pad technology can be very practical and useful in the application of home security technology. Many touch pad based systems are still rising in prominence in the home security industry, and still others are being tested.

  Frank Stafford

About the Guest Author:

Frank Stafford is a writer for SecuritysystemsOK.com. They do home automation and access control.