Cheap Home security

This article was about a revolutionary new product called the Korner. This product is a neat new device for home intrusion. Its key features are that it only detects true motion, and that it is only $100 with no monthly fees. What I mean by true motion is that traditional sensors normally emit an alarm when there is a knock or strong wind, but the Korner only goes off if the door/window actually opens. Its also extremely affordable, which was actually one of the main objectives of the team. It also has a smartphone app that coordinates with your devices that actually tells you which entry point the person entered, and allows you to either call the police, or contact a neighbor to check up on your home. Another great thing is that It only has one sensor and one receiver. The receiver is called a Fob and attaches to your Ethernet port on a router. It is basically a affordable security device with advanced features combined with a smartphone app.

The biggest connection I could possibly make would be with my health class. This would probably fall under injury avoidance. If you have this installed and someone breaks in the front door waving a gun, then there will be an alarm that starts beeping from the Fob that alerts the people inside the home. This means that they can just slip out the backdoor and call the police with the smartphone app. Granted this is best case scenario for the family. However, you do have to consider that the affordability of the product means that situations like this can be more recurrent due to an increase in home security.

Honestly I say score one for home security and for Korner for the awesome idea. I personally think that this idea could have worldwide impacts. It could inspire companies to simplify and improve their systems allowing them to be cheaper as well. I also think that personally it will make future home security cheaper. This means I will be able to protect my future family and won't have to worry about choosing over home security or food. Overall, this is just gonna make a lot of changes if it is successful. 

I decided to answer the question: What is the central idea of the passage and how is it developed and refined throughout the selection? Use evidence from the selection to support your answer.

The central idea of the passage was that Korner is a budget saving and revolutionary home security system. Ben develops and refines this idea by providing facts. One fact he stated was that Korner "costs under US$100 and requires no monthly fees"(Coxworth). This shows how families with tight budgets can afford this. Save $10 a month and you can have it before the year is out. Another fact on the product is that out of similar systems "most of those incorporate a two-part equivalent of the tag, in which one part is attached to the door and the other is attached to the door frame"(Coxworth). This proves that it is revolutionary and more developed than traditional systems.

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Coxworth, Ben. "Korner promises cheap and simple home security". gizmag. Gizmag, 25 April 

            2014. Web. 27 April 2014. 

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