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What is Smart Monitoring?
From cameras to smoke alarms, there’s loads of smart tech out there to help keep your home safe and sound. If you’re looking to boost your security or just want to give your doorbell a snazzy upgrade, this guide has all the info you need to pick out the right piece of monitoring tech for your home.
What smart monitoring tech is out there?
Smart security tech
From the Ring doorbell to the Hive smart camera, there’s loads of gadgets out there to help you keep an eye on your home from wherever you are. So, you can check your teens aren’t hosting a party while you’re away, or let the delivery driver know they can pop your parcel by the gate when you’re out.
Smart smoke and CO alarms
These are so much better than your bog-standard alarm, as they connect to other tech to keep you alert. This means that as well as blaring out a siren and sending a notification to your phone, it can also switch your bedroom lights on in the night to make sure you wake up.
Smart sensor
By itself, a smart sensor alerts you of any movement, but it’s also great for using with other pieces of tech around your home. If you have a smart light in your front room, the sensor can tell it to turn on as you walk through the door. This is great when you have your hands full with the food shop, as you won’t have to struggle to find your way to the kitchen.
Smart trackers
Always losing your keys? Attach a smart tracker to your keyring and use Bluetooth to make them chime. So when you’ve checked all the usual places, like down the side of the sofa, you’ll easily be able to find them. And if that wasn’t handy enough, some have a button on the tracker too, which you can press to make your phone ring, meaning you’ll never be running around looking for that either.
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Smart monitoring FAQs
- What does a smart camera do?
A smart camera lets you watch a livestream of your home from your phone, tablet, or laptop. So, you’ll be able to check in on the house and your family when you’re out and about.
- Where can I buy a carbon monoxide detector?
Here at AO, we stock smart carbon monoxide detectors. They can tell you where the carbon monoxide is coming from, and send alerts to phone, so you can respond quickly. You can even pair it up with other smart tech, like smart flashing lights as well.
Check out our range of smart carbon monoxide detectors and if you find the product cheaper, let us know and we'll match it.
- What are the best security cameras for your home?
If you’re looking for a camera inside, you might want to look for a camera with two-way audio, whereas sirens, floodlights, and night vision technology are handy to have on outdoor cameras. And you always want to make sure it records in good quality, so the higher the resolution of the camera, the better.
- What is meant by smart sensors?
The most common smart sensor is a motion sensor, which detects and alerts you of any movement. But, there’s also smart water sensors that you can put under the sink, and they’ll ping your phone when a pipe’s leaking, or a CO alarm that’ll let you know if there’s any harmful gas in your home.
- How does a smart sensor work?
Take a smart motion sensor for example, it wirelessly connects to your phone using WiFi and will send you a notification if it senses any movement. You can set it up with other smart tech around your house too, like smart lights, which will turn on when someone walks past the sensor.
- Are smart smoke detectors worth it?
Yes, there’s so many cool features to a smart smoke detector that make them completely worth the money. Not only do they alert you when there’s smoke, they can also tell what kind of smoke it is and sound different sirens depending on the situation. So, you’ll never be panicking over burnt toast.
- What is a smart smoke alarm?
A smart smoke alarm sends an alert to your phone when it detects any smoke, so even when you’re out of the house, you’ll know exactly what’s going on and be able to call for help.
