Safety tech is one of the latest and greatest innovations of our time.
Utilizing technology to enhance personal safety gives us greater peace of mind and increased confidence in our daily lives.
Nowadays, we're able to see how first generation technology has enhanced personal safety. Audio, images, and videos captured on cell phones and security cameras are used as irrefutable proof to bring criminals to justice every day.
Real life documentation not only provides hard evidence in the court of law, but it acts as a deterrent to would-be assailants.
However, there are many risks ahead; with artificial intelligence rearing its head and barreling down towards us, there are concerns about authenticity.
Machine learning and AI are able to create deepfakes which are photos, videos, or audio that's been digitally altered and manipulated to make something appear to be what it's not.
And with our confidence and reliance on digital proof, this could lead to big problems down the road...
For now, we will focus on all of the positives safety tech brings, and hope that digital forensic scientists are able to stay one step ahead of those with bad intentions.
Newest Safety Tech Additions
The SDK Store team is always hunting for the latest and most effective safety tech keychains.
We brainstorm different ideas and products with our manufacturers that would be practical and effective for everyday citizens.
And we try to hone in on the latest societal trends to figure out what's most needed.
We've introduced 3 new safety tech keychains that tackle some prevalent issues in today's world like child abduction, pets running away, and hidden cameras in hotel rooms and Airbnb's.
GPS Tracking Devices
We have two (2) new GPS tracking devices in the form of a small Bluetooth-enabled tag and a thin credit card GPS tracking device.
These tracking devices use Bluetooth technology and the millions of Apple devices around the world to monitor their location and send them to Apple's Find My app and network.
GPS tracking devices provide a multitude of benefits for keeping track of children, pets, family members, spouses, cars, luggage, and any other important person or belonging you may have.
These compact devices provide peace of mind by allowing users to monitor the location of their loved ones and valuable possessions in real-time anywhere in the world.
For parents, these trackers can be a valuable tool for ensuring the safety of their children. By attaching a GPS air tag to a child’s backpack or clothing, parents can quickly locate them if they wander off, get lost in crowded places, or worst case scenario are abducted.
Similarly, pet owners can use these devices to keep tabs on their pets, reducing the worry of them getting lost, running away, or being stolen.
In addition to personal safety, GPS tracking devices are incredibly useful for managing everyday logistics. Families can use these tags to keep track of each other’s whereabouts, ensuring everyone is safe and accounted for without the need for constant check-ins.
Spouses can benefit from the convenience of knowing each other’s locations for coordinating schedules and meeting up. When it comes to cars, these devices can help locate a vehicle in a large parking lot or track it if it’s stolen. For travelers, attaching a GPS tag to luggage can help prevent the hassle and stress of lost bags, allowing for a more seamless travel experience.
A new addition to the GPS tracking landscape is the Bluetooth enabled credit card GPS tracking device.
The purpose of this device is to inconspicuously blend in better as an everyday object, instead of possibly being identified as a tracking device and discarded.
Therefore you can put the credit card in your wallet, luggage, car, or backpack, and a criminal will not think it's a GPS tracking device.
Overall, these small but powerful devices enhance safety, security, and convenience in various aspects of daily life. And most importantly they decrease our stress levels and give us greater peace of mind.
Here are our latest GPS tracking devices:
Hidden Camera Detectors
Hidden camera detectors are the anti-tech safety keychains.
With video cameras becoming smaller every year, with greater recording abilities, our personal privacy has never been at a higher risk.
Criminals who want to capture video and audio footage of unsuspecting people at their most vulnerable points - in our hotel rooms, at our Airbnb, in a public restroom, in a store's changing room - now have a vast array of technological devices to do so.
In comes the hidden camera detector - a small, lightweight, and easy-to-use device that can detect the smallest of hidden cameras.
They operate by shining a light through a specialized filter, which highlights the reflective surfaces of hidden camera lenses that you would not be able to see with the naked eye.
When the light hits a hidden camera lens, it reflects back, making the lens visible through the built-in viewfinder detector.
This method is effective because it relies on the inherent reflective properties of camera lenses, making it difficult for hidden cameras to go unnoticed.
Learn more about our hidden camera detector here.
Conclusion
It's difficult to predict what will come next in the safety tech world, but one thing we know is there is a lot more to come.
The next improvements of GPS tracking devices will be greater accuracy and range, and lower product costs so that there is no barrier to entry. Also the inclusion of android devices into larger global networks seems like a logical next step.
Hidden camera detectors might be upgraded to include automatic detection and new types of sensors since there is still an element of human error with the current detectors.
We may begin to see voice-activated safety alarms, recording devices, and tracking systems, sustainably-powered electrical defence devices so they can be used regularly without failure, and real-time video recording with the introduction of new smart sunglasses and eyeglasses.
The future of safety keychains is bright as we look to provide more sophisticated, versatile, and user-friendly devices that will increase safety and provide greater peace of mind.
