iSmartAlarm secures your home with help from your phone

January 08, 2013

LAS VEGAS—Home security systems evoke images of sophisticated surveillance equipments sold by security companies and installed by blue-suited specialists. But thanks in part to the smartphone, less complicated, Internet-connected home security concepts are becoming more available and popular. Case in point is iSmartAlarm, a startup company selling a suite of iPhone-compatible home security products via an Indiegogo fundraising campaign that launched here at CES on Tuesday. The company hopes to raise $100,000 by selling the first production run of its products via the “crowdfunding” website, so that it can then produce more products (and maybe drum up some publicity). The iSmartAlarm remote control. The $250 package available on Indiegogo includes the CubeOne (shown above), a square base that controls the whole system. That system comprises a series of motion sensors that detect movement in the house, some contact sensors to detect breaches of windows and doors, a camera and a remote control. You control the wireless products on your iPhone. With a swipe across the screen, you can control the angle of your camera. Give the kids a remote and you can tell when they come home from school. You program the system to notify you by phone or app notification when the alarms are triggered. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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