For years, owners of Google’s Nest Protect smoke detector have been asking when their devices would make the leap from the older Nest app to Google Home, and the answer was always the same: one day, ...

The Nest Protect is a Wi-Fi smoke detector and carbon monoxide monitor that works with an app. It also costs $129. Sound crazy? Maybe not. Lindsey Turrentine EVP, Content and Audience Lindsey ...

On March 28, Google Nest announced two major changes to its Google Home lineup of smart devices. First, it's going to end sales of its Nest Protect smoke detector, which featured on our list of ...

Google acquired Nest in 2014 for a whopping $3.4 billion but seems increasingly uninterested in making smart home hardware. The company has just announced two of its home gadgets will be discontinued, ...

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 ...

We’ve all experienced that annoyance: You’re cooking bacon on Sunday morning and the smoke alarm goes off. How convenient would it be to yell, “Bacon!” and have the alarm shut off? We’re not there yet ...

Ever since a startup called Nest Labs unveiled its smart thermostat in 2011 — with high-end industrial design, an elegant touch-screen interface, phone apps and other consumer electronics-style ...

Upgrade your doors with Apple Home Key and the Aqara U50. HomeKit Weekly is a series focused on smart home accessories, automation tips and tricks, and everything to do with Apple’s smart home ...

Google has discontinued its smart smoke alarm and partnered with First Alert on a new $129 detector that will work with current Nest Protect alarms. Google has discontinued its smart smoke alarm and ...

In this week’s least surprising news, Google has announced it’s discontinuing the Nest Protect Smart Smoke and CO alarm and the Nest x Yale smart door lock. The Nest Protect, which has long been one ...