Netatmo debuts new HomeKit-compatible smart CO detector

Smart home accessory maker Netatmo has announced a new carbon monoxide alarm that's compatible with Apple's HomeKit platform.

The Netatmo Smart Carbon Monoxide Alarm can monitor carbon monoxide levels in various rooms through a home and alert users when it detects the odorless gas. As with normal carbon monoxide alarms, it's equipped with an alarm, but it will also notify users via smartphone. That should give additional peace of mind if a user isn't at home.

It features a simple and minimal white design with a single button on the front, as well as a grille surrounding the exterior of the device to intake air. Its alarm is capable of produce a siren tone up to 85 decibels.

According to the French device maker, the Smart Carbon Monoxide Alarm sports a battery that will last up to 10 years. When it's nearing the end of its lifespan, it'll send the user a notification to remind them to replace the device. Lacking a replaceable battery is standard for smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.

Although equipped with Wi-Fi, the Smart Carbon Monoxide alarm works without any electrical connection. It can simply be screwed to a wall anywhere in a home and paired with the Netatmo app and HomeKit.

The Netatmo Smart Carbon Monoxide Alarm is available to pre-order for GBP 89.99 starting Wednesday, and should begin shipping out to customers on Nov. 16. It's currently available only in the U.K. and Europe, with no word on a U.S. release yet.

14 Comments

AppleZulu 2170 comments · 8 Years

About 3 years ago

Can you clarify: does the ten-year internal battery actually power the wifi antenna for ten years? If so, that's remarkable. I would've expected the ten-year battery would only power the detector, and a separate replaceable or rechargeable battery or external power source would be required to power the wifi antenna.

elijahg 2822 comments · 18 Years

£90 is pretty damn steep considering the Nest Protect (yes I know, Google, yuck) is the same price and is a smoke detector, pathlight and occupancy sensor as well. Which means you'd need to fork out another £90 for a smoke detector to sit alongside the CO sensor. You'd need to spend £180 to get two out of the four features on a single Protect. No thanks.

elijahg said:

£90 is pretty damn steep considering the Nest Protect (yes I know, Google, yuck) is the same price and is a smoke detector, pathlight and occupancy sensor as well. Which means you'd need to fork out another £90 for a smoke detector to sit alongside the CO sensor. You'd need to spend £160 to get two out of the four features on a single Protect. No thanks.

Wouldn't that be £180?

Also, I'd spend extra to not have it be a google device.

AppleZulu said:

elijahg said:

£90 is pretty damn steep considering the Nest Protect (yes I know, Google, yuck) is the same price and is a smoke detector, pathlight and occupancy sensor as well. Which means you'd need to fork out another £90 for a smoke detector to sit alongside the CO sensor. You'd need to spend £160 to get two out of the four features on a single Protect. No thanks.

Wouldn't that be £180?

Also, I'd spend extra to not have it be a google device.

Sorry yes, apparently I can't add up. I would too, but not double. Unfortunately the Protects seem to be about the best you can get, even 10 years after their introduction. Also once you're in the ecosystem (I was before Google bought Nest) it's not so easy to exit. I'd have to replace all the alarms at once or the interconnect would fail.

The Protects send very little data, enough so that I know no sound is recorded. It's about 50kB per day. And really, what can Google do with occupancy data? I'd never get anything like the cameras, though.

henryblackman 58 comments · 20 Years

AppleZulu said:

Can you clarify: does the ten-year internal battery actually power the wifi antenna for ten years? If so, that's remarkable. I would've expected the ten-year battery would only power the detector, and a separate replaceable or rechargeable battery or external power source would be required to power the wifi antenna.

It does power the Wifi connection - but the Wifi connection will not always be powered up. I have the battery powered Nest Protects (not recommended!) and they have lasted 2 years already with some AA batteries. That said, their smoke sensor is basically crap - they are constantly alerting there is smoke, when there really is none at all.