Nest, maker of the Learning Thermostat and Protect smoke detector, is pushing out automatic updates to its companion iOS and Android apps. Your smart home is about to get a little smarter. Nest, maker ...

On Monday, Google bought Nest—a maker of high-tech thermostats and smoke detectors—for the princely sum of $3.2 billion. Much of the response so far has involved 1) sussing out the strategy behind ...

If you have a Nest Learning Thermostat, you may have noticed a software update this morning. That's Nest 4.0. It's a total redesign of the Android and iOS mobile apps (the Web app got a makeover, too) ...

The maker claims it will detect smoke and carbon monoxide should either one appear in your home. It has an audible alarm that tells you what it's detecting as well as the ability to text your ...

Tony Fadell, CEO of Nest, aims to do for the smoke detector what he did for the lowly thermostat: Turn it into a home gadget everyone covets. Here’s a rundown of Protect’s cleverest fixes. Last summer ...

SAN FRANCISCO — When a group of former Apple Inc. employees announced that they had created a company called Nest to reinvent the thermostat, Silicon Valley did a double take. You left Apple to work ...

The Google Nest Protect (second generation) brings high-tech prowess to what has historically been a rather low-tech device—the humble smoke and CO alarm. Beyond the many convenience features ...

You know the drill: The smoke detector screams, people panic, arms and hands flail and someone with a towel furiously fans away smoke in the kitchen. Then you need a chair to reach the ceiling to hold ...

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