ROCHESTER, Minn.—Now in its 45th year, Custom Alarm, based here, is finding residential security to be one of the fastest growing aspects of its business, said Nikki Johnson, the company's vice ...

ROCHESTER, Minn.—Custom Alarm, based here, started out 43 years ago in the basement of the home of the company's president and CEO Leigh Johnson, whose background was in sound. Today, the company of ...

While is packed with features, one aspect of the speaker that seems underutilized is its alarm function. You could argue that an alarm doesn't need many features to wake someone up -- just a loud ...

The Google Clock application doesn’t often gain new features, but a quiet update has added the ability for you to record your own custom alarm sounds. Rolling out via a server-side update to Google ...

Sometimes you can see a trend coming a mile away and, if there ever was one coming for the technology community, this is surely it. Google's Android clock app has long allowed users to add a custom ...

Melissa Brinkman, a well-known Rochester business leader, has stepped up to replace her father, Leigh Johnson, as the CEO of Custom Alarm. This transition, which happened on Feb. 1, marks the first ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Smart speakers can do a lot of things. Among them, wake you up in ...