Gallery: A Sleek Smoke Detector Inspired by Hurricane Sandy

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    A startup called [Birdi](http://getbirdi.com/) hopes to combine safety with style and has developed a smart new [smoke alarm/carbon monoxide detector](http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/birdi) that defends against emergencies without intruding on our daily lives. *Photo: Birdi*
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    Neighbors can link their systems to alert one another in case of emergency. Using geofencing features in iOS7, Birdi is able to sound an alarm if a tornado or other natural disaster is approaching your neighborhood. *Photo: Birdi*
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    The product was inspired by the grandmother of Birdi's CEO, Mark Belinsky whose Brooklyn apartment was rocked by Hurricane Sandy and when she was left without heat for weeks, used her gas oven served as a ersatz space heater. *Photo: Birdi*
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    "The reason that we chose the name Birdi is that people love birds more than they love technology and that will always be the case," says Belinsky. "We want to make our products as accessible as nature." *Photo: Birdi*
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