Indoor air quality: Amazon introduces Smart Air Quality Monitor

With the new “Smart Air Quality Monitor”, Amazon has presented a smart device for measuring air quality in the home. The measuring device records five influencing factors in order to be able to keep an eye on air pollutants and air quality.

The five values ​​recorded by the Smart Air Quality Monitor are fine dust (PM), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), carbon monoxide (CO), temperature and humidity. Publicly accessible data in more and more weather apps only give an insight into the fine dust pollution at home outdoors, but this can be higher indoors because some air pollutants are present according to the US Environmental Protection Agency indoors two to five times more often than outdoors, which has become worse in recent decades due to increasingly energy-efficient construction methods with less natural air exchange.

Notifications on smartphones and Echo devices

If the Smart Air Quality Monitor detects a change in air quality, users can be informed about this with a notification via the Alexa app on their smartphone or an announcement via a linked Echo device. In addition, the air quality in the home can be queried at any time by voice command via the digital voice assistant Alexa.

The Echo Show shows a course over time

If the user has an Echo Show with a display, more detailed information on the air quality value and the air quality can be called up over time. Via the additional options of the Echo Show, the user also receives information about the measures that can be taken to improve the air quality – for example by opening a window, cleaning ventilation slots or using an air purifier.

Price and availability

The Smart Air Quality Monitor can can be pre-ordered from today at a price of 79.99 euros*. Delivery starts on December 8th.

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