$200 for a Fake Security System
This is pretty funny: Moving red laser beams scare away potential intruders Laser beams move along floor and wall 180 degrees Easy to install, 110v comes on automatically w/timer Watch the video. This is not an alarm, and it doesn't do anything other than the laser light show. But, as the product advertisement says, "perception can be an excellent deterrent to crime." Although this only works if the product isn't very successful -- or widely known....
Source: Schneier on Security - Friday, 17 August, 2012
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