“I’m just a normal guy.” -A man who got hit by a truck while using a new, non-Smoke Detection Smoke Detection (SDS) device
“I got hit in the head with a truck!” he told Vice News in the video.“And then I had to be taken to the hospital.I got to see a doctor who was a little scared.She said, ‘That guy is crazy.What is wrong with him?’I was like, ‘He just hit...
When you want to protect your home, buy a smoke detector
By Steve Houser, The Wall Street Journal The U.S. is one of only a handful of countries where people can’t easily get a smoke alarm installed on their homes, a phenomenon known as the “motorbike smoke detector.”The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that the U.K. is the only...
What’s in a diamond detector?
A diamond detector is a piece of equipment which looks like a big round box, with a screen on the front and a button on the back.It’s used to pick up light signals coming from objects and objects’ shapes, like diamonds.The detector picks up the light and compares it...
‘The next big thing’: What we’re watching with Google’s new ‘down detector’
We’ve seen many different technologies in the past few years that we’ve come to associate with the home automation space, but none as big or complex as Google’s latest product.The $2.99 home detector is a laser detector that’s designed to detect light from a range of things, from incandescent...
How do you spot smoke from a new home smoke detector?
Home smoke detectors come with built-in detection systems that can be programmed to send a warning signal if there is smoke present.But the problem with these devices is that they don’t always detect smoke, which is why most people do not even consider them a safe option to start...