FutureFinders: Detectors and alarms for the connected home

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Keeping homes secure and protected is becoming smarter every day.

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The Smart Living Electronics episode looks at the smart gadgets boosting the present-day abode’s “home IQ.”

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For this series, we will “build” a smart home by examining further several trends taking the smart movement by storm:

Automation, one of the basics in a connected home
Smart security and surveillance, which allow remote monitoring
Smart lighting, with LED lamps at the forefront
Smart audio systems that go beyond music

FutureFinders focused previously on smart home security for external threats.

This time, we turn inward to look at smart alarms and sensors that protect the home from the inside, specifically from factors that cause damage and accidents such as fires, and water and gas leaks.

Smart alarms and sensors are often categorized under smart home security, which, according to Stratistics MRC is expected to be worth more than $3.2 billion by 2026 based on a 20.1 percent CAGR from 2017 to 2026.

Many smart alarms and sensors are small and compact, yet packed with features. They are smartphone-enabled for easier and remote control and monitoring, and are making their way to becoming mainstays in the modern home.

Global Sources Verified Suppliers are on top of these trends, releasing forward-tech alarms and sensors.

Click to inquire	This PIR sensor from Reafoo detects smoke and changes in temperature. It is WiFi-based and works with TuyaSmart and Smart Life apps.
Click to inquire	Jinjiang Jiaxing’s smoke alarm has a red LED indicator and gives off sound and flashing alarms.
Click to inquire	This clock from SZM detects earthquakes with a magnitude of 4 and higher. LEDs flash and an alarm sounds off during a tremor.
Click to inquire	This smart water leak detector from Shenzhen Safety has a fully sealed metal enclosure. It has a fast response rate.

More smart alarms and detectors are available on Global Sources Smart Living Electronics. They are classified into two main branches, namely:

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FutureFinders: Detectors and alarms for the connected home

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