Staff
As with most things during the pandemic, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the biggest tech trade show, went virtual this year. What hasn’t changed, though, is the number of new gadgets being shown for the first time. We watched hundreds of announcements and unveilings to find the most intriguing pieces of tech, from new health devices designed to help keep us safer to gaming laptops with more immersive graphics.
A Standalone Security Sensor Courtesy of Alarm.com
If you want to invest in home security, but don’t want to fully bring your house into the Internet of Things (and tempt the potential security risks that come along with that), there’s Alarm.com’s Flex IO. It’s a battery-powered sensor that works anywhere there’s an LTE signal, not Wi-Fi like most security systems. The Flex’s most promising application is in sheds and other outdoor structures areas that may be outside of your home’s Wi-Fi range. To hold up in those conditions, it’s weatherpro