Personal Safety

RESCUE A6 Emergency 6-In-1 Tool is a convenient life saver

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NEWS – I’m typically pretty skeptical about all-in-one tools designed for emergencies because I’ve found that in most emergencies I don’t have any tools near me that would do any good. Also, not many of these devices really catch my attention for car-related uses as most of my tools just float around the inside of

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Silent Beacon is a wearable panic button

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NEWS – The Silent Beacon is a wearable safety tracking button that connects to your smartphone, tablet, and another compatible Bluetooth device to reach out to designated contacts, 911, or an ambulance with your GPS location in the event of an emergency. With the press of one touch, you can send text messages, push notifications,

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SentryShield makes your child’s backpack bulletproof

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NEWS – It’s an unfortunate fact that the terms active shooter and mass shooting are commonplace today. Parents shouldn’t have to worry about the safety of their children when they send them off to school each day, but worry is just part of the world we live in now. Some schools and businesses have active

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This handheld self-defense device is like having your dad protect you

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The D.A.D. 2 from TigerLight is a wearable defense alert system that you wear over your hand, so it’s ready for action if someone tries to attack you. It features a military-grade pepper spray and built-in emergency alert that sends a message using your phone to all of your emergency contacts when you activate the

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Occly Blinc is kind of like a personal bodyguard that you wear on your arm

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The Occly Blinc is a personal safety device that you can wear or use at home. It has features like the classic “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up” infomercial product, in addition to other features that make this little device an interesting security solution when you’re on the go and at home.

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WiseWear’s fashionable bracelets track activity and keep the wearer safe

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If the Fitbit Charge 2 and other sporty wearable activity trackers aren’t fancy enough for you, consider WiseWear. WiseWear offers 18K gold and palladium plated smart bracelets that both looks good (if that’s the look you’re after) and offers several baked in fitness and safety features that include tracking your activity (steps, distance, calories burned

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Protect your EpiPen with the EpiShell

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If you or your child has a life-threatening allergy, you probably carry an EpiPen with you.  If you have an EpiPen, you are aware that temperature extremes can damage the drug and reduce its life-saving properties.  And you are certainly aware of the recent unconscionable increase in the price of these pens, so you need

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The ROBOCOPP Sound Grenade will scare the bejeezus out of a would-be attacker

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Personal safety devices can be bulky and hard to use, but the Sound Grenade from ROBOCOPP has been designed like its namesake, the grenade. It’s a small device weighing only one ounce that can be clipped to a bag, keychain, clothing, etc. When you pull the pin it will produce a 120 decibel alarm that’s

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Can’t get a cellular signal where you are? Connect to a satellite instead.

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Do you spend a lot of time in areas that lack cellular service?  If you do, you can supplement your cell phone with SPOT.  Anytime you find yourself in a remote (or not so remote) area without a usable cellular signal, you can pair your phone to the SPOT device via Bluetooth and “get connected to

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Gift ideas that tame your keychain

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Not long after Julie reviewed the Keyport Slide 2.0, I ordered one for myself.  The Keyport Slide is a little plastic rectangle that corrals up to six keys in a compact package – one that doesn’t have sharp keys to unexpectedly stab you when you sit with your keyring in your pocket.  If you don’t

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