smoke alarms, and cameras, but we also test advanced systems with home automation, such as the case with Vivint. Our rating ...

Vivint can’t prevent fires but it can alert before it gets out of hand using a Wi-Fi connected smoke alarm. It works like a traditional smoke alarm. It can protect a 35-foot radius, comes ...

Founder Pedersen created Vivint, under the name APX Alarm, as a home security company in 1999. The company was acquired by The Blackstone Group in 2012 for more than $2 billion.