Hot, New Gadgets from The National Hardware Show 2012

First Alert "Hidden In Plain Sight" Safes. Coming in August, 2012.

Looking for a clever way to hide money, jewelry, etc. First Alert's new “Hidden-in-plain-sight” safes discretely hide your valuables in what looks like common household products or containers. When stored alongside other household items, these safes blend in with their surroundings and divert the attention of thieves away from your precious valuables.

First Alert is debuting two new models at this year’s National Hardware Show – the Quickie Brand All-Purpose Cleaner Safe, which mimics a common household bathroom cleaner, and a Ball Brand Fresh Preserving Jar Safe, which looks like a candle or jar of jam. People who saw these Jar safes loved them. They said they look so ordinary, no one would think they would hold valuables. These two safes will retail for under $15.00

Also coming in August is the First Alert "Hidden In Plain Sight" White Board Safe.

The white board comes with a marker, and two magnetic clips. Use the white board to write lists or messages, and to hang up coupons, recipes, etc. Sitting on a kitchen or office shelf, it will look just like what it is, a white board message center. But remove the white board and you'll find a First Alert safe behind it! Two keys for the lock are provided. This is great for larger items like important papers, wills, etc. This is also coming to stores in August, and it will retail for under $50. They'll be available at Amazon.com and major stores. First Alert website;

http://www.firstalert.com/

See through walls without having X-Ray vision!

The folks at Franklin Sensors say that conventional stud finders can become confused because they are only able to “see” the wall in one position at a time. A small irregularity at one position can cause a slight error, or a big error. But their ProSensor 710 is much less vulnerable to construction irregularities because it is able to “see” the wall in multiple locations at one time. It uses readings from several points on the wall to determine what is behind the surface of the wall. That’s why they say their ProSensor 710 is the most accurate stud finder on the market. It can identify the width of hidden objects. It illuminates all the LEDs that are in front of a hidden object, so notice how many LEDs are illuminated and you know the width. Conventional electronic stud finders require the user to slide the finder back and forth across the wall until the finder “learns” the wall. For some finders it may take multiple swipes until the finder becomes tuned into the wall and can detect accurately. Also, some conventional electronic finders don’t work well unless the finder was initiated at least 3” away from a stud. This means is that if you place the finder on the wall over a stud, and press the button, you’ll have great difficulty detecting the stud, unless you reinitiate the sequence from an alternative location. The ProSensor 710 doesn’t have these problems. Place it on the wall in any location, press the button, and you will instantly see the location of any hidden objects. It instantly self-tunes to the wall, without sliding, and it instantly shows the location of any hidden objects. $49.99.

More info visuals: www.franklinsensors.com

The folks at Franklin Sensors say that conventional stud finders can become confused because they are only able to “see” the wall in one position at a time. A small irregularity at one position can cause a slight error, or a big error. But their ProSensor 710 is much less vulnerable to construction irregularities because it is able to “see” the wall in multiple locations at one time. It uses readings from several points on the wall to determine what is behind the surface of the wall. That’s why they say their ProSensor 710 is the most accurate stud finder on the market. It can identify the width of hidden objects. It illuminates all the LEDs that are in front of a hidden object, so notice how many LEDs are illuminated and you know the width. Conventional electronic stud finders require the user to slide the finder back and forth across the wall until the finder “learns” the wall. For some finders it may take multiple swipes until the finder becomes tuned into the wall and can detect accurately. Also, some conventional electronic finders don’t work well unless the finder was initiated at least 3” away from a stud. This means is that if you place the finder on the wall over a stud, and press the button, you’ll have great difficulty detecting the stud, unless you reinitiate the sequence from an alternative location. The ProSensor 710 doesn’t have these problems. Place it on the wall in any location, press the button, and you will instantly see the location of any hidden objects. It instantly self-tunes to the wall, without sliding, and it instantly shows the location of any hidden objects. $49.99.

More info visuals: www.franklinsensors.com