If you prefer not to have cameras in and around your home, try one of these more private, WIRED-tested security devices.

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Window alarm sensors are an essential part of home security systems, alerting you to unauthorized entries by monitoring window openings, glass breaks and motion. Each window alarm sensor type serves a ...

A noninvasive, self-adhering liquid-level sensor has a miniature design and integral circuitry, enabling the unit to monitor liquid level by being placed on the outside of a fluid reservoir. The ...

Find a downloadable version of this story in pdf format at the end of the story. Some manufacturers are relying on converting various forms of energy into electric voltages and currents. These forms ...

In iOS 17 and watchOS 10, Apple turned the iPhone and Apple Watch into full-featured bike computers. Here's how to set up your devices and add cadence sensors, speed sensors, and more to track your ...

Researchers have developed a new reliable and durable sensor that can work in temperatures as high as 900 degrees Celsius or 1,650 degrees Fahrenheit and can be used in multiple industries. Extreme ...

The types of magnetic sensors that are currently available. How the magnetic sensors work. Applications for the different magnetic sensors. Position sensors enable a variety of functions and controls ...