Buy KidSmart 10012VSD Vocal Smoke Alarm (White)KidSmart 10012VSD Vocal Smoke Alarm (White) Product Description:
- Smoke detector lets parents record a personalized message in their own voice as an alarm
- Nearly three times as effective for waking children compared to traditional smoke detectors
- Directional speaker can be aimed at a child's pillow to ensure effectiveness
- Record a personalized wake-up message and escape instructions for every bedroom
- Measures 6.25 x 3 inches (Diameter x Height)
Product Description
The KidSmart Vocal Smoke Alarm is the only smoke detector that allows parents to record a personalized message in their own voice, instructing children to wake up and escape safely during an emergency. The KidSmart Vocal Smoke Alarm was developed by SignalONE Safety in response to documented research showing a familiar voice consistently awakens children from deep sleep, a circumstance in which traditional smoke alarms have proven shockingly unreliable. In addition to being the only Vocal Smoke Alarm currently available to consumers, the KidSmart Vocal Smoke Alarm provides additional features for enhancing the safety of families prior and during a fire emergency. These unique features include: Real Life Instruction, Fire Drill Feature, Directional Alarm Speaker, Loud 85dBs Output.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
KidSmart is Parent Smart Too
By David Puglisi
I wasn't looking for talking smoke alarms when I found this one at Target. The package indicated that the effective rate was near perfect for smaller children, so I decided to try it.First off, you'll notice the unit is heavier compared to regular detectors. It contains a very high quality speaker with a large magnet in order to produce the volume required to wake your child up. After listening to my recorded voice I was suprised at the clarity and quality. I returned to the recording mode and recorded my message at a shouting level. The Kidsmart repeated me perfectly, only twice as loud as I shouted .Recording is simple. It requires 4 AA batteries (Included with the machine), instead of 9 volts. If you have kids, most of their toys run on AA's, so replacements are more readily available for me. Personally I only needed 9V for the Smoke detectors, so I no longer have to keep them on hand.Immediatly, I can see a difference compared to older "tone" type machines:The old machine is loud, my kids would put their hands over their ears fiegn pain and complain that it is too loud. This makes me wonder if they would just pull sheets/pillows up over their heads when awakened in the middle of the night.However, with the KidSmart I already see the "Fun Factor". it grants permission to do something fun; "Get out of bed", "Go downstairs" and "Go to the next door nieghbors house". When I test the machine, they mimic it and say "I should go over to Shannon's house, right?", followed by a very happy "Alright". When my son has friends over, he points out "It talks", "It tells me to go next door", etc.I believe the constaint reinforcement of what to do in an emergency will make a difference when the time comes. I dont even have to tell them, I just hit the test button and they "Fire Drill" themselves.These units typically go for $60-70. But they can be had for about $35, if you shop it around some.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.This is the best smoke alarm in the market
By Review Man
I first saw the Vocal Smoke alarm on an NBC nightly new report, which reported the effectiveness of smoke alarms. It was interesting to me that the kids on the program did not wake up with a standard alarm. After that report, I was determined to find the Signal One smoke alarm. I purchased a few at Target and was very happy with how easy it was to record the voice. This is one of my best buys to protect my family. I'm very pleased and would give it 10 stars if I could.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
great idea, doesn't seem to work
By Samantha
I invested a lot of time in recording the message within the allotted time but when I tested it it only played the first second and some beeps. As far as I can tell it doesn't work the way it's supposed to. Then I noticed that although I just bought it (2013) the date on it was 2005-made in China. I think it's a great idea, but when I ordered I expected one that was recently made and that works. I gave it 2 stars because I do think it's a great idea.
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