Get the latest tech news

HomePod Saves Family's Life After Dog Starts Kitchen Fire


Apple's HomePod is being credited for saving a family in Colorado, alerting them to a house fire that was accidentally set by the family dog. ...

Sound Recognition on ‌HomePod‌ sends an alert to connected iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches, but does not provide an audio notification. The homeowners had several boxes on the stovetop, and when the dog got up on its hind legs to look at them, the stove knob was turned, activating the burner. The video shows the fire starting shortly after the dog hit the knob.

Get the Android app

Or read this on Mac Rumors

Read more on:

Photo of Life

Life

Photo of dog

dog

Photo of family

family

Related news:

News photo

Perseverance Triumphs: How SHERLOC Was Brought Back to Life on Mars

News photo

Ants can carry out life-saving amputations on injured nest mates, study shows

News photo

Five common English words we don't know the origins of–including 'boy' and 'dog'