Wireless fire detector with a built-in siren. The detector has a dust-proof smoke chamber, a dual-spectrum optical smoke sensor, two A1R thermistors and a CO chemical sensor, and versions with sealed ...

If Soaron from Captain Power could lay an egg, we imagine it would look much like this optical smoke alarm by Danish designer Jacob Jensen, the man responsible for the look of Bang & Olufsen’s classic ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Smoke alarms are a vital bit of kit in every home. After all, fire risk doesn't just come from obvious sources like forgotten candles, but ...

The idea of detecting smoke as a sign of fire has deep roots. The first known device to detect fire was created by Francis Robbins Upton in 1890, but it was far from the smoke detectors we know today.