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There's no denying the burgeoning of DIY home security. Connected- everything and massive bandwidths have made non-stop monitoring an easily tangible solution for anyone with the wallet and know how. And there is no shortage of features when it comes to home security either. The technology is robust, but it can be complicated and expensive. Kangaroo noticed this growing market and decided to make a much simpler, affordable product for DIY home security. Kangaroo matches their simple, svelte product design with bright, easy-to- understand packaging, and this is what initially piqued my interest. "This is a Motion Sensor" reads the bright yellow box in big bold letters, with a picture of the sensor and little else adorning the soft, matte touch packaging that Apple seemed to make famous in the tech industry. It's a simple message for a seemingly simple product, and you'll find that experience throughout interactions with Kangaroo's stable of products. Underlying that simplicity is an unbelievable price tag, in a good way. Like, it literally doesn't seem like an achievable proposition to have sensors at $15 to stick throughout your house! Kangaroo's three current sensors are all battery operated and run o¬ of your home's wireless network. Does this create certain vulnerabilities? Sure. But it also provides a fairly robust level of flexibility, security, and affordability. So if you need a Fort Knox solution to protect your small fortune, maybe Kangaroo isn't the optimal solution—but if you want some added piece of mind on your first floor condo, or just moved into a new apartment and don't want to install a hard- wired security system, Kangaroo is hard to beat. These sensors are all setup via a smartphone app. It literally walks you step by step through the instructions of 'installing' each sensor, from pulling the plastic out of the battery compartment to positioning the sensor in your room and even testing the range and breadth of the sensor. It's easy enough that I'd trust my parents to install one properly (something I can't say about many gadgets, sorry Mom and Dad!). Whether you have one sensor or a dozen, the Kangaroo system works off a 3-mode arming system. Disarmed systems lie dormant, At Home systems continue to detect entry but turn off motion sensing, and a fully Armed system adds interior motion sensing to the mix for any potential intruders. It's a