Back in 2011, Nest did the impossible: It made thermostats sexy. Apple veterans Tony Fadell and Matt Rogers applied their iPod-designing expertise to the largely utilitarian world of home-climate ...

You should never ignore the importance of smoke detectors, but old models are being replaced by smart smoke detectors for more safety features and extra convenience ...

Fig 1. Fires follow a progression from start to full involvement, with both temperature and smoke content rising rapidly once full combustion is underway. Fig 2. Traditional optical smoke detectors ...

On this week's episode of the HomeKit Insider podcast, your hosts discuss Samsung's SmartThings improvements, the Owl smoke detector, and an impressive home garden. Andrew rode solo this week on the ...

Ionization smoke alarms use a battery and two metal plates, called electrodes, to create an electrical circuit. Ions are tiny, electrically charged particles that flow through the circuit and between ...

When you move into or buy a new home, no one hands you a guide to how the smoke detectors work. They "chirp," which really means shriek loudly, and you occasionally have to put new batteries in them.

Necessity is the mother of invention, as the old saying goes. And for Birdi, an Internet-connected smoke detector that also measures air quality, Hurricane Sandy was the mother of innovation. “My ...

A new AI-powered fire detection system eliminates costly false alarms by distinguishing real fire smoke from harmless aerosols like dust and cooking fumes, promising a breakthrough in fire safety ...

Nortek Security & Control has released the 2GIG® Smoke Detector Sensor (Model Number: 2GIG-SDS1-345) available to dealers and installers looking to provide their customers with a smarter layer of ...

Abstract: Urbanization and industrial expansion have increased the severity of outdoor smoke pollution. Machine vision has been rarely applied to low-light outdoor smoke detection, while related areas ...