The FBI has cataloged the areas of entry that burglars will target into a home. Take these statistics and protect your home accordingly.
81 percent of residential intrusions occur through the first floor.
34 percent of burglars entered through the front door;
23 percent through a first-floor window;
22 percent through the back door;
Because cold winter months prompt increased heat usage, it's no surprise that home fires and carbon monoxide poisoning tend to spike during the season.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and United States Fire Administration have issued a home heating safety alert that urges "consumers to play it safe as winter weather blankets the U.S.," according to a press release.
According to the two agencies, cooking and home heating are "the leading causes of residential building fires during the winter."
While we're busy waiting for flying cars and self-cleaning refrigerators, the masterminds at Apple may already be transforming home security.
The tech behemoth was granted more than 550 patents in 2010, and although specific products haven't yet been announced, the patents provide a glimpse at what could arrive in the coming years.
One of these, the iKey, would allow users to unlock their home and car using an iPhone and, according to Mashable, "a proximity-based PIN code system."
We want to shed some light on a little known danger in the kitchen. Recently a one-year old child was killed when he climbed onto the open door of a stove and the range tipped over and killed him. It's hard to believe that manufacturers would create a product that is so unbalanced that the weight of a one-year old would cause the entire unit to topple over.
Consumer Product Safety Commission has started a public awareness campaign called The Tipping Point. It's not only the danger from open ranges but home entertainment centers and televisions are also tempting pieces of furniture that kids sometimes try to climb.
