Are you one of those people who can't stand to be surprised? I mean, you REALLY can't stand to be surprised. Maybe you have a race of superbeings cooking in the basement. Basements are great for that sort of thing, but superheroes don't tend to like them very much.

But that's cynical of me, isn't it? Maybe you're actually the sort who has dreams of saving the world, not of taking it over. In that case, the guys with the races of superbeings in their basements may decide to take a day or two off from the lab to come and torch your superhideout. In that case, you really want to know they're there before they actually knock on your door with a Molotov cocktail. (Do supervillains actually use Molotov cocktails or is it just rugged land-pirate types?)

Or you could just be someone with relatives who come over unannounced. Or maybe you just want an extra three minutes to put away the giant hookah before the cable guy knocks on your door.

If any of these people seem to be you, then check out the Buried Driveway Probe. According to the site, its little transmitter sends radio signals to its receiver up to 3,000 feet away. It promises it won't send false alarms. (Presumably some other such probes do.) And it has four different tones to alert you to visitors from up to four different transmitters.

Nifty little gadget.

That little bit about not sending false alarms has to do with deer. Apparently deer can actually tap-dance on this thing and not set it off. That's a good thing because, as we all know, deer are notorious for tap-dancing.

This is the perfect gift for that paranoid (or just very private) person in your life (or who would be in your life if they liked having visitors) who has everything.

Buried Driveway Probe

Posted by Rhonda.