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Derek Malone

Derek Malone

Staff Writer

Derek Malone is a home security camera reviewer for Hoomerly, a US-focused home appliance review website. He spent 12 years installing residential security systems before switching to reviews. He knows wired versus wireless, battery drain, and Wi-Fi dead zones from real installs, not spec sheets. Derek buys, installs, and lives with each camera system for weeks, and writes it straight, the way an installer would tell a homeowner.

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Best Smoke Detectors for Garage (2026)

Best Smoke Detectors for Garage (2026)

Six garage-tested smoke and heat detectors, from First Alert hardwire units to a Kidde heat-only model, chosen to skip the false alarms a space heater or welding job would trigger.

Derek Malone Aug 12, 2026