Tomas Ratas - Test Freaks Blog - 9/1/09
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13 Things Your Burglar
Won't Tell You
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Reader's Digest - September, 2009
FakeTV Looks "Alive"A FakeTV produces exactly the same sort of light a real television makes. FakeTV does not make a picture, but makes light as if it did. FakeTV simulates the the light from scene changes, color shifts, on screen motion, and other television effects. So when you see the light from FakeTV flickering through the curtains, it looks just like it came from a real TV. Light from FakeTV, just like light from a real TV, is constantly changing. It shifts in color and intensity, and gives the impression of motion. You see it, and know (or think you know) what produced it. |
For a demonstration of FakeTV in
action please see our new
YouTube
video "Don't Be That" Guy. Many
thanks to Peter Wagner of
Mediakiln for making
a great video. |
![]() Most burglars would rather not mess with the homeowner. They "just" want to take your stuff and go. |
An Operating Televisions says "People Home"Try this yourself: look around at the windows in your neighborhood after dusk, and you will likely find one emanating the telltale flickering glow of a television. Now does it even occur to you that the home might not be occupied? We didn't think so! If you were looking to break into a house, would you pick that one, or keep looking?
Just $34.95Shipping just $4.95* |
Better Than a Light a TimerA light on a timer gives a good first impression, and we recommend you use one. But burglars know about lights on timers. Worse, lights are static. So why not just put a television on a timer?It will not work! Most televisions turn on with push-buttons, so they will not turn on from an external timer. So why not just leave a television on whenever you are away? Well, that wastes a lot of power. Plus, televisions get gradually dimmer with time. Does it make sense to use up the life of an expensive TV when nobody is watching it? |
Buy a FakeTV and take a few of simple security measures. Home security should be completely out of your mind for your vacation. |
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The Solution is FakeTVUsing FakeTV could not be simpler. Place FakeTV where it will light up a room, but you cannot see the FakeTV unit itself from outside. Then, each evening at dusk FakeTV's built-in light sensor will turn the unit on. FakeTV turns off automatically after a switch-selectable time. Burglars will almost always circle a home once before entering. They are looking for the easiest way in, and looking for signs of life. FakeTV gives them just those signs. Few burglars will enter a home that they think is occupied. |
Quality in Every DetailFakeTV is well thought-out. The highest quality components are assembled to produce a product that you will enjoy for years to come. FakeTV becomes part of your home, and we have designed it as such. Yes, it is highly functional, but it is also attractive. The opalescent diffuser lens gives a pretty glow, and the optical illusion formed by the LEDs on the screen is frankly fascinating to watch. (Although we discourage you from doing so-- it is never healthy to look at any bright light source for an extended period of time.) |
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How much can a burglar steal before:
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A logical complement to an Alarm System
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Outstanding ValueSuper-bright LEDs are a new technology, and real LED lighting is real expensive. Sure, battery-operated, landfill-ready LED lighting is really cheap, but essentially useless. FakeTV costs about double the cost of a plug-in LED lamp of equivalent light output. |
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How did we deliver this much value? FakeTV is manufactured by Xenso, a leading Malaysian automotive industry supplier, in an ISO/TS16949 certified factory. Xenso is used to making high volume, low cost products that need to meet exacting quality standards. And, frankly we get a great price on the Super-bright LED's because we buy so many. How many ways can you make your home a bit safer for less than $50? |
*Shipping and handling for one FakeTV is $4.95 by USPS First Class Mail to US customers. Other shipping options are available and will be shown at checkout. Shipping on subsequent FakeTV's is calculated based on weight, destination, and delivery preference.