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Note: This device is not intended for people with hearing problems it lacks a flashing strobe of light and the 85db alarm may not be enough in such cases. The
Nest Protect runs self tests regularly every 200 seconds to see the status of the batteries and sensors and you can also run a full test to check at any time during this process, you’ll notice a blue light rotating around the button. If you have more than one Nest Protect detectors, you can interconnect them wirelessly the device supports the 802. 11b/g/n standard and Bluetooth Low Energy technology and, in case of an emergency, all the devices will speak at once telling you the location of the triggered alarm the devices shouldn’t be more than 50 feet apart from each other. The wired and battery models can be connected wirelessly up to 18 and you can also connect the Nest Protect with other Nest smart products such as the Nest Learning thermostat. Now, let’s talk about the elephant in the room or the Nest!: the security and privacy of your data. As you know, Nest is owned by Google, so this already makes people more cautious about their privacy. There has been a reported backdoor more than a couple of years ago on the Nest thermostat, but the Nest Protect was and remains unaffected by the IoT vulnerabilities and there are many. Now, Nest admits on collecting data from your system to analyse the average battery life, it records data about any adjustments you make to the product and the history of all changes, but it insists
that all collected data is not sold to third party companies and the info may be shared but not before the user gives explicit permission to do so. The First Alert Onelink Safe and Sound is the newest smoke and Carbon Monoxide detector from the US based manufacturer and it is the second attempt at creating a worthy competitor to the widely popular Nest Protect 2nd Generation. I purposely skipped the first generation of OneLink because it was a mess software wise the app was unstable and the device would constantly trigger false alarms, so the company has worked hard to fix these issues and hoped that this new device would receive more positive feedback from the audience.
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Burglars
want to get in and out of a house as quickly as possible. The longer it takes to enter a home, the more likely someone will notice and call the police. So the harder you make it to gain entry, the better. Unfortunately, many people make it way too easy for a criminal to burgle them. Some research suggests that about 30% of all burglaries are through an
unlocked door or garage. While it’s easy to pick a lock, it takes much more time than walking through an unlocked door or window.
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You can keep tabs on what’s
going on inside your house – whether it’s kids coming home from school, pets lounging around the living
room while you’re at work, or simply you wanting to check in and make sure all is well at home when you’re on vacation. You can do all this conveniently through your phone or the Logitech app, as there is free cloud video recording as well as storage that can be accessed for 24 hours from your secure private cloud. There’s also a free 30 second timelapse briefing created from the last 24 hours. Bonus: Even if your camera happens to be stolen, the video footage is still safe and available. Logitech Circle boasts a mere 60 second setup and is portable and rechargeable as needed. You can move Circle off the charging ring for up to 12 hours and set it up in another room as needed. A 135 degree wide angle lens makes it easy to view what’s happening in even large rooms, and a built in speaker and microphone allow you to be apart of whatever’s happening…remotely. Get it from Amazon: Logitech Circle Wireless HD Security Camera. Lynx Indoor Home Security CameraView in galleryThe Logitech Circle camera provides live high resolution 1080p video streaming of your home 24/7. Whenever motion is detected, you will receive instant smart alerts on your smart phone or tablet. You can keep tabs on what’s going on inside your house – whether it’s kids coming home from school, pets lounging around the living room while you’re at work, or simply you wanting to check in and make sure all is well at home when you’re on vacation.