Security Products Readers' Choice Award 2012

Every year, Security Products spotlights those products deemed most interesting and relevant to our readers. The 2012 Readers’ Choice Awards highlight a wide array of products from leading manufacturers in the security industry.

Our readers voted for the product winners throughout the year by responding via the magazine’s readers’ service cards or on the site. Check out the winning products below. Congratulations to all the winners.

Reader's Choice Award 2012 Security Products Magazine

Telular Corp.

TG-1 Express

The TG-1 Express is a cellular communicator that works with all security alarm panels. The communicator is designed for the residential security market and is 80 percent smaller than competitive standalone communicators. It supports virtually all alarm formats, making it compatible with all security panels. Its flexible features and functionality help reduce installation time at any customer site.


    BumpStop

    The BumpStop makes pin tumbler locks resistant to lock bumping. The technology uses a unique reverse-rake tapered driver pin, high-performance springs and tightly machined cylinder chambers. During a bump attempt, it prevents the transfer of force from the bump key to the pins and blocks rotation of the cylinder. An oversized tumbler diameter keeps the pin from fully entering the plug, and the reverse taper improves pick resistance.


    Black Box Network Services

    Intelli-Pass

    The Intelli-Pass biometric fingerprint ID system is designed for government, military, corporate and educational settings. The unit features an anti-tamper design and a two-factor authentication system that requires a finger scan and a PIN for access. The system is available in stand-alone and networked versions, and networked readers can be controlled centrally with management software or remotely via a TCP/IP connection. The product uses proprietary encryption to secure communication between the reader and controller.


      Marks USA

      175BIO

      The 175BIO fingerprint recognition system features live fingerprint detection, an optical sensor reader and 500 dpi resolution. The unit reads 80 points of a finger, which helps users with hard-to-read fingers gain access. The device registers up to 100 users, and features a 4,000 event audit trail, a Grade 2 Cylindrical Survivor Lockset and a six-digit keypad. The UL-listed product operates in -4 to 122 degrees Fahrenheit temperatures.


        Stanley Healthcare Solutions

        RoamAlert 1.5

        RoamAlert 1.5 provides real-time protection for residents in long-term care facilities. A small wireless pendant tag allows residents to call for help from anywhere in a facility, and the RoamAlert system generates an alarm in the RoamAlert software to identify the resident, time and location. The product’s InterTag allows facilities to monitor mobile equipment that can’t be hardwired, including ventilators and fall monitors.


          Research Electronics International

          OSCOR Blue

          The OSCOR Blue RF spectrum analyzer is designed to detect and locate illicit electronic surveillance devices. The 8-pound unit is equipped with an auto-switching folding antenna system that sweeps 24 GHz in one second. The device collects 2 million data points per second, and stores and maps RF traces for analysis. The device features a high-resolution touchscreen, an acoustic correlator and a waterfall trace recorder.


            GAR Security Equipment Inc.

            AutoContact

            The AutoContact theft prevention device is equipped with a pressure switch, a weatherproof mat and a wireless transmitter. The unit’s wireless contact is designed to protect a vehicle or equipment that is placed on the weatherproof contact mat. The product works in conjunction with residential and commercial security systems and interfaces with existing alarm panels and wireless hardware.


              SECO-LARM

              DP-121Q

              The DP-121Q displays an image of a visitor in real time on the phone’s monitor. A built-in microphone and speaker on the camera lets users communicate with visitors and grant them entry with a push of a button. The camera turns on automatically when a visitor calls or can be turned on manually to provide surveillance of an entrance. The video door phone comes with a single monitor and a camera. Other features include six LEDs built into the camera for nighttime operation, a CCD camera chip, adjustable contrast, brightness and ringer volume as well as a built-in camera-angle adjustment.


                Bosch Security Systems

                Extreme Series IP Cameras

                The Extreme Series of IP cameras from Bosch Security Systems incorporates Black Diamond night vision to produce clear images in low-light and no-light environments. The on-board intelligent video analysis is stored in a vandal-resistant enclosure. The cameras record high-signal, low-noise videos that reduce network bandwidth and storage requirements.


                  Inscape Data Corp.

                  AirEther SB54

                  Inscape Data’s new outdoor dual-band multimode wireless base station, AirEtherTM SB54, features a wireless bridge that is designed for outdoor video security applications with transmission distance from 100 meters to 50 kilometers. The bridge is based on the IEEE 802.11 a/b/g standards operating on 2.4 or 5 GHz. The SB54 is highly cost effective with WPA2 encryption and other key features, including RF site survey and integrated 12 dBi panel antenna. The station is IP-68 compliant, supports temperature ranges between -40 and 85 degrees Celsius and is PoE ready.