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I got to politely dismiss a door to door salesperson from the comfort of my bed — every smart home owner's dream. The speaker on the doorbell itself is loud and clear. The app also lets you disable the camera's microphone which turns off audio streaming and recording while still streaming and recording
video. Or, you can just disable audio recording, which still lets you hear audio over the livestream. This could be handy if you live on a very loud street and your videos are a racket. Speaking of options, if you subscribe to Nest Aware, you might want to adjust the video resolution down a little. Nest Aware streams continuous video to Nest's servers, and at the top resolution of 1600 x 1200, you could be facing 150GB to
600GB of uploads per month. Nest is up front about this, and suggests reducing the video quality to medium 1152 x 864 or low 512 x 384, or using the schedule feature to turn the camera on and off so that it's not uploading continuously. Smart Home IntegrationBecause Nest is a division of Google, Nest Hello integrates with the Google Assistant but obviously lacks support for Amazon's Alexa and Apple's HomeKit. Image credit: NestProducts with Google Assistant like the Google Home, Google Home Mini and the Nest Cam IQ with Google Assistant can let you know when someone's at the door. You can also ask Google Assistant to cast the doorbell's live video stream to a Chromecast equipped TV.
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hardwired models detect smoke using an ionization sensor. Neither model detects carbon monoxide. Tips for Choosing a Smart Smoke DetectorAlertsIn addition to tone alarms, the best smoke detectors alert you with voice notifications that tell you what kind of danger they identified and where it’s located in your home. Look for smoke alarms that interconnect, which allows them to sound at the
same time when one detects a problem so everyone in the house knows about the potential emergency. Carbon Monoxide SensorsCarbon monoxide is a deadly gas that's odorless and colorless, so having a detector in your home can save your life. Most of the smoke detectors we reviewed also monitor your home for dangerous levels of carbon monoxide in addition to smoke.