Meet PLACE: Smart alarms for smoke and carbon monoxide

PLACE offers thoughtful, next-gen smart smoke and carbon monoxide alarms that also incorporate room-specific features like security cameras, intercoms, and more. That makes it easy to install the tech in the rooms that matter most to you and your family.

The best way to utilize modern smart home technologies, and individual devices, is to achieve convenience and safety in your home. Duh, right? Smart locks, smart video doorbells and security cameras, automated lighting, anything that gives you smart alerts or keeps you up-to-date, they’re all great uses of the tech. And that’s why PLACE fits into this category neatly. They offer a next-generation suite of smart smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to keep you and your family safe. Those devices are also backed by Gentex’s more than 50 years in fire protection and safety.

But where most smart home solutions would lock you into outfitting your entire home with an ecosystem of gadgetry, PLACE leverages room-specific functionality. You could install devices in every room in your home if you wanted, but that doesn’t always make sense. PLACE makes it easy to install in the areas that matter most. For example, in your garage, in a nursery, in a kitchen, or virtually any open space. The product names are literally Garage, Nursery, Kitchen, and Any Space.

What can PLACE smart alarms do?

Let’s look at one device in the lineup for a better idea of what these smart alarms can do. The Place Any Space unit can be placed pretty much anywhere. It’s a WiFi connected smart smoke and carbon monoxide alarm that also measures a variety of information. That info is all accessible via a companion app. It will check ambient temperature, room humidity, detect motion, and sound low-frequency audible alerts when dangerous carbon monoxide levels or smoke are detected. The low-frequency sound can be heard even by those with hearing loss. So, it ensures everyone is safely evacuated or alerted when necessary. It also offers localized voice alerts, from the unit, and a smart nightlight for the room in question.

Similarly, PLACE Garage is meant to be installed in a garage, offering the same exact features as above but for the particular space, minus smoke detection. It also has a built-in security camera and an intercom function, plus heat detection versus smoke. The Nursery model incorporates the smart smoke and carbon monoxide detection, combined with a room monitoring camera for baby, an intercom, white noise generator, air quality monitor, and VOC monitor. So, as you can see, each unit is designed distinctly for the room where it’s meant to be placed.

They are hardwired, versus battery operated, so they’re meant to replace existing smoke alarms and detection units. But the good news is you can buy them online and in-store at The Home Depot. So, PLACE units should be pretty easy to find almost anywhere there’s a store. Once they’re installed, you can check everything on the device(s) or the app to keep your home in order. Sounds like an excellent plan to me.

PLACE Any Space smart alarm installed on the wall in home

Who is it for?

Homeowners, condo owners, anyone that wants to protect their space. The PLACE smart alarm units, spanning Garage, Nursery, Kitchen, and Any Space models allow you to secure your home in room-specific ways.