You can never be too careful when you go away. You may want to put some safety measures into place when you’re leaving your home. These could include setting up smart home automations to have your lights turn on to make it appear you’re actually home. This is a base-level security protocol that makes a lot of sense for other people. Others may want to double-check their smart locks or turn on their security systems to alert the police if they go off.
But what should you do from the other side? How do you protect yourself if you’re going on vacation and staying in a rental? Whether it’s VRBO, Airbnb, or any other rental platform, you are at the mercy of the owner of the space. You might want to bring some extra insurance to make sure you and your family stay safe. That’s part of the reason a hidden device detector should even be considered.
I use my 1st-gen iPad Pro as a smart home dashboard
I got my hands on the CounterMode Hidden Device Detector, which can detect different signals and technologies that might be in your surroundings. The most obvious use for it is to search for hidden cameras in a place. If you’re at all worried that you might be watched, this is the kind of device that can detect something you can’t see.
It was my mother-in-law’s idea to give this a try and I knew I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to give it a test. What I found was actually something that resembled a useful device if you are someone that is really stressed about being spied on. Of course, this isn’t the only purpose that this kind of device has, but it is arguably its best attribute.
There are multiple settings and modes that you can choose to use. The CounterMode Hidden Device Detector can be used to:
I don’t have any hidden cameras in my home. So I had to test it out on Ring cameras to see if the sensors worked.
When you turn on the device, some buttons let you cycle through the modes while others let you adjust the sensitivity of the modes. The device itself is equipped with a loud alarm and, if you are using it with a high sensitivity, you will hear the alarm loud and clear.
The first feature I tested was the wireless detection. I wanted to see if it would recognize devices that were putting out a wireless signal. It worked immediately on my smoke alarm and cameras, meaning it picked up on the signal. I adjusted the sound as well as the intensity and even from a few feet away, it started to sound. When I was right next to the camera or smoke alarm, it was ringing loudly.
The device offers a 25-meter radius for detection, giving you some room to walk around an area and try and pick up a signal. The RF detector can help you spot and sense the electromagnetic waves from the cameras.
Another way you can look for a camera is using the infrared ray detection. This shines a red light onto the surface and lets you look through it in order to spot varied frequency infrared light. I put it up to my eye and scanned the room and spotted the beam. This is helpful, especially if you don’t know where to look.
I also found that the magnetic signal detection worked well. It sounded the alarm any time it came into contact with magnets in my home. I have childproof locks on some of my cabinets because I have small children in my house and it picked up on the magnets we use to unlock the cabinets.
I have to say that I was pretty surprised the first time I used this device because I thought it worked pretty well and I could see why people would consider using it. This is a good purchase for hotel rooms, conference rooms, and other private places. People may not want to be listened in on and they can use this to prevent that from happening.
I didn’t find the vibration sensor to be as accurate as it could be. From reading the manual, it is meant to pick up vibrations from a short distance away, meaning that you could place it by a door and be alerted if someone was jiggling the handle and walking in. It’s an alarm that would sound and, in all likelihood, wake you up because of how boisterous it is.
However, I didn’t think that it was really effective. I placed it on multiple surfaces and it never registered a vibration. I even smacked the surfaces with my hand next to it, and it never made a sound. I believe I had the sensitivity correctly set, so I don’t think the error was on me. It just wasn’t working as it should have. But, that was the only flaw I found, in all honesty.
The CountureMode Hidden Device Detector can be thrown into a suitcase with ease and be used to keep you safe on your next travels. Having something like this in your inventory can give you peace of mind. It makes sense for anyone traveling to consider something like this.
The CountureMade Hidden Device Detector can perform six tasks to keep you safe. It can pick up wireless signals, look for infrared lights, and act asn an RF sensor, to name a few.
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