Get smart with a Minut alarm

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Most smart-home devices have just one job to do. Smart thermostats and lights or even robotic hoovers automate just one thing. A new type of device though, ties together both smart-home gadgets and legacy electronics in your home.

The Smart Home Alarm from Minut is a discreet puck-shaped gadget that measures just 85mm.

Included in the box is a backing plate which can be removed. The plate can be attached by a screw to the ceiling or using the attached sticky back.

This gadget is truly wireless as it has a built-in battery that should power it for around six months. When it needs a charge, it can be removed from the ceiling and charged up using a USB cable.

I downloaded the Minut app to get started and there’s an easy pairing process where you connect the alarm to your home WiFi.

There are options inside the app to name where the alarm has been placed. You can add additional alarms, perhaps upstairs.

The Minut has sensors built in that take a number of readings. It monitors noise, temperature, humidity and motion. The readings are displayed in the app so you can keep an eye on your home environment when you’re away.

The motion detector can be set to an alarm mode, so if you’re out you will receive a notification if someone enters your home.

As it monitors temperature and humidity, the alarm carries out mould risk analysis and will let you know if you need to address this.

The most innovative feature is the alarm’s ability to recognise other alarms. First you test, for instance your smoke detector or

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C02 detector. The Minut can then monitor these sounds and notify you when an alarm has been triggered.

A hard-wired power supply option might have been a useful addition.

However, this gadget is a real revelation. Beautiful design and an excellent app help make this an ideal gadget. The Minut Smart Home Alarm is discreet