I admire Roost's approach to smartening up the home one 9-volt battery at a time. The company's latest gadget looks a lot like the original Roost Smart Battery that fit into your smoke detector, ...
Onvis has recently updated its door/window contact sensor, the CT3, to incorporate Thread technology. With this update, the Onvis CT3 contact sensor is now able to seamlessly integrate with HomeKit ...
It speaks Matter-over-Thread natively, so it doesn’t require an Aqara hub, but pairing it with Aqara’s new Hub M3 next year will unlock more features. It speaks Matter-over-Thread natively, so it ...
A common sight in ‘smart homes’, door sensors allow you to detect whether a door is closed or open, enabling the triggering of specific events. Unfortunately, most solutions for these sensors are ...
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The YL-333 Magnetic Antitheft Alarm is an easy to install security alarm system for doors and windows. This battery-operated device works on the principle of magnetic proximity detection. It can ...
This compact and affordable door sensor mechanism uses a Hall-effect sensor fixed at the corner of the door frame and a standard bar magnet fixed on the door panel close to the Hall-effect sensor.