Beeping or chirping smoke detectors are beyond annoying. Usually, a chirp every 30 to 60 seconds just indicates a low battery. “If it has a 9-volt battery, it needs to be changed,” says Battalion ...

Your smoke alarm’s chirp can be oddly reassuring, a small sound that suggests everything is still working. Yet the device ...

We’ve all been there. It’s 2 a.m. and you hear an eardrum-piercing beep. Your first reaction is to cover your head with a pillow and pretend it never happened. Eventually the slow chirping takes ...

One of the biggest hurdles for smart home devices is convincing users they need them in their home. They need to offer some sort of tangible benefit to a traditionally low-tech option. A smoke alarm ...

I have been eyeing the OneLink Safe and Sound for a few months now, and I decided to pull the trigger a few weeks ago and see what it’s like in day to day use. My house is seven years old, so I’ll be ...

First Alert finds a killer app by integrating Alexa into a smoke and carbon-monoxide detector. But it’s an expensive solution compared to other smart smoke alarms. Embed Amazon’s Alexa in a ...

It's easy to cram your home full of smart gadgets, with smart lights, smart thermostats, smart speakers, smart smoke detectors, and a whole lot more. That can turn into technology overload, ...