No one tells you what those different beeps or on-off lights on your smoke detector mean. Here's what you need to know. Tyler Lacoma Editor / Home Security and Smart Home Tyler has worked on, lived ...

An alarm which speaks to you before it screeches at you, Nest Protect is designed to keep its cool in a crisis. Australian homes must have smoke alarms installed by law, but when you can pick up a ...

The Halo+ is a solid alternative to the Nest Protect, but the price may be prohibitive. At $149, the Halo+ is the most expensive smart smoke detector on the market, and given that it bills itself as ...

When you move into or buy a new home, no one hands you a guide to how the smoke detectors work. They "chirp," which really means shriek loudly, and you occasionally have to put new batteries in them.