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Home security systems have layers of devices that work together to keep your home safe and protected. Door and window sensors are the backbones of a good home security system since most burglars try ...

Finding the best HomeKit motion sensor grants some new abilities to Apple's Home app, and with Thread technology, this will "Matter" even more going forward. Motion sensors can be used for more than ...

Kangaroo presents a very low barrier to entry when it comes to home security, but it’s extremely feature limited and it only protects your home while you’re not in it. Motion sensors are an essential ...

If a burglar breaks a window and no sensor is around to detect it, does it make a sound? Maybe it does, maybe it doesn’t — but it definitely won’t alert your home security system. That’s why it’s so ...

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Motion detection has become an essential ingredient in traditional electronic security and now it is being utilized in access control and video surveillance systems. With more applications and so many ...

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Unlike infrared optical sensors that use an LED transmitter and IR receiver, the PIR emits nothing. As its “passive” name suggests, it responds only to infrared energy radiated by the object being ...