Earzz review: AI-powered gadget alerts you to doorbells, alarms, crying babies and more
Earzz: One-minute review Smart Home Week This is review is part of TechRadar's Smart Home Week 2024 , where we're giving you all the latest news, tips and tricks to help you make the smart home of your dreams. The Earzz sensor uses a microphone, smartphone app and AI to alert you to specific sounds, from a baby crying or a dog barking, to a doorbell, the beep of an appliance or broken glass. The result of a successful Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign , the Earzz is designed as much for the smart home (with IFTTT integration) as it is for helping carers respond to dependants and their needs in a reliable but anonymous way. It offers around eight hours of battery life, so for most use cases you’re best leaving it plugged in with the included USB-C cable. You can set the Earzz to listen out for up to six of the 20-or-so available sounds. Phone notifications come through quickly, often in just a couple of seconds, and the app keeps a record of every time the device is t...