You'll need an Arduino along with a bunch of various sensors to get the project rolling, and once it's all set up you'll have a simple, but cheap system to monitor your home.

The Arduino Smoke Detector, a wireless device that sends text messages and automated phone calls to users when a smoke sensor is triggered, won the Hacker's Choice Award at last weekend's ...

A new pilot project will equip the homes of some hard-of-hearing or deaf people in Newfoundland and Labrador with special smoke detectors, devices that could otherwise be out of their reach ...