Just one month after Kidde was officially acquired from Carrier by private equity firm Lone Star Funds and spun off into a standalone company, Kidde Global Solutions, the company made a big splash on the CES show floor, announcing a partnership with smart home and residential security powerhouse Ring.
The partnership will lead to a consumer-focused collection of smart smoke and combination alarms (Smoke + CO). According to a press release, the alarms have Ring technology built in, enabling customers to receive real-time smoke and CO alerts through the Ring app and opt into professional monitoring and emergency dispatch service through a new Ring 24/7 Smoke & CO Monitoring subscription ($5 per month), where trained agents can request emergency help and alert a customer’s emergency contacts in the event of an alarm.
"We’re ecstatic to bring Ring to a new part of the house,” said Charlie French, Ring’s Director of Emerging Products.
Additionally, the Ring app enables the nuisance of low battery chirps to be minimized by giving customers approximately seven days advance notice in the app of their alarm battery running low, so they can replace the batteries before the alarm starts chirping.
The alarms are expected to hit U.S. shelves this spring. The Kidde Smart Smoke and Combination (Smoke + CO) Alarms with Ring will retail for $54.97 and $74.97 respectively and be available exclusively at The Home Depot.
