Keep track of your kids with Insignia’s Little Buddy Child Tracker. It combines GPS and cellular technology to provide parents with real-time location updates.

The compact transmitter fits into any schoolbag, lunchbox or pocket, making it easy for kids to cart around, and making it possible for parents to check their child’s location via computer or smartphone.

The device also allows for customizable safety checks that let parents designate specific times & locations where the child is supposed to be. If they leave the designated area during that time, parents are alerted via text message. It also offers up real-time alerts to parents when the battery power is low.

As children get older, the Tracker may seem a bit intrusive. But in the very early stages of life (like pre-school and such), this gadget could provide parents with that extra bit of peace of mind.

Insignia Little Buddy Child Tracker (Blue) via Engadget

CAVIUS Personal Alarm is a unique, easy to use, compact and lightweight, 130db personal safety alarm. Its functions include a personal attack alarm, instant door movement alarm, delayed luggage movement alarm and optical smoke detector. Make it your must have travelling safety gadget!

Features

• Personal Alarm: ideal to scare away would-be attackers
• Optical Smoke Detector: perfect for places where smoke protection is not installed
• Door Movement Alarm: instantly alerts when someone enters your room
• Bag Movement Alarm: extremely useful for a day at the beach or the gym

Cavius 4 in 1 Travel Safety Personal Protection Security Alarm and Smoke Alarm

Dosun Solar Technology with its J-1 Pedal Light will help improve cyclist road safety by increasing a rider’s road presence, by day or at night. No batteries needed because the Pedal Light can Flashes positively by kinetic through its built-in Micro Generator. The J1 also being improved and minimized by its shape and can keep 90 Seconds constant flashing after 30 Seconds’ Pedaling which is the best solution for the cyclist while pausing for the Green light.

Safety Pedal Light

The Westek 100-Watt HomeFinder makes it easy for emergency responders and first-time visitors to quickly find your home.

The unit screws into your light fixture and lets you activate a continuous flashing light at the flick of a switch. Just flip the light switch twice and the HomeFinder flashes the light for 20 minutes to quickly alert neighbors, firemen or police officers at night. To cancel the blinking, just flip your light switch “OFF” for 15 seconds and then “ON” again.

In times of emergency, shaving a few minutes off the time it takes to find your home could help save a life. Some people even use it to alert the pizza delivery man.

Westek 100-Watt HomeFinder

One of the easiest things to walk on a college campus is the laptop.  The DormVault Laptop Safe was created to help prevent this kind of piracy.  The DormVault is made of durable steel, with a combination padlock that holds up to a 17-inch laptop.  Don’t be fooled by the photos, it’s a rugged safe.  Even with a 17 inch laptop inside, it has plenty of other space for cell phones, cameras, jewelry, etc…  It easily attaches to loft beds, certain types of desks and other furniture (without harming it).  The DormVault Laptop Safe would be the perfect gift for the new adult off to a higher education.  Don’t let their first life lesson be laptop left.

$60 – Via ThinkGeek.com

Lets face it, not all smoke alarms are in the best places.  Plus, if you have multiple alarms that are not wired together, there could be a fire in the basement and the top floor alarm might not go off until it’s to late.  The Bedside Fire Alarm and Clock is a brilliant item that brings instant attention to you while sleeping.  It listens for your home’s existing fire alarm and then signals and vibrates your mattress.  Unless you took a hand full of sleeping pills that night, the bedside fire alarm clock is almost guaranteed to wake you in case of emergency.  On a fun note:  You could also have a little fun in the bedroom testing the unit… You didn’t here that from me.   Oh, did I mention?… it’s a clock too.

Highlights:

• Extra-loud 90 decibel signal is more effective at waking up heavy sleepers, seniors, children, and people with hearing loss
• Bed shaker can be placed under a mattress pad or pillow and vibrates when either the emergency or wake-up alarm is activated
• Large clock display shows alarm time, date, and emergency messages
• Seven-day power backup requires 4 D cell alkaline batteries (included)
• Works only with UL-listed smoke alarms manufactured since 1998

$129 – Bedside Fire Alarm and Clock (via Frontgate)

This little nifty device could save you or your elderly parents one day. Equipped with only one button on the pendant and base unit plug right into your existing phone line, the system automatically dial 911 when you press the button on the pendant. Once connected you can converse with emergency responders directly using the pedant. The Pendant is small enough and has a lanyard and belt clip making it easy for you to carry around the house. This could be the best $199 you ever spend for your self or as a gift!

The One Touch 911 Dialer.

Erin Andrews - Victim of Hotel Spy Cam

Hidden cameras are nothing new but, they are getting smaller, with better resolution and can be integrated into just about anything.  As ESPN reporter Erin Andrews has just proven to the world, all of us are at risk.  Using the Spy Camera Finder will help put your mind at ease on that next business trip, locker room visit or vacation.

Simply look through the viewing port and scan any room to reveal the exact location of concealed wireless and wired cameras (even if they are off).  It uses what is called “optical augmentation” to locate these video cams, even if they are hidden.  For around $87, it’s affordable and with its small size, it’s very portable and lightweight.

KJB Security SF-103 Spy Finder Personal