The Best Home Security System Is Modular (2026)
Key takeaways
- “Hello, this is Officer [redacted] from the [my town’s] Police Department.
- Apparently, he had woken up early, gone into the garage for some reason lost to time, triggered the alarm, and forgotten our garage's smart lock code to get back inside the house.
- Even so, the event rattled me enough to inspire an up-leveling in our setup.
Why this matters: a development in AI with implications for how people work, create, and decide.
Courtesy of Best Buy Comment Loader Save Story Save this story Comment Loader Save Story Save this story One morning, about seven years ago, I awoke to the sound of my cell phone buzzing on my bedside table. As I sat up and the world slowly began to come into focus, I heard a high-pitched siren—something I had never heard in our year of living in the house—coming from somewhere downstairs. I answered my phone.
“Hello, this is Officer [redacted] from the [my town’s] Police Department. I understand there’s been an emergency?" asked a man’s voice, a car engine revving in the background. "Do you need assistance?” Just then, my kindergarten-age son burst through our bedroom door in a panic.
Apparently, he had woken up early, gone into the garage for some reason lost to time, triggered the alarm, and forgotten our garage's smart lock code to get back inside the house. He eventually remembered, but it was too late. An agent with our home security system, SimpliSafe, called to see if it was a false alarm, and, after receiving no response, dispatched the police.