Nest brings crisp design and smart features -- connected and otherwise -- to the humble smoke detector. You don't absolutely need the Nest Protect, but it's fine to admit you want one.

The Nest Protect is a ‘smart’ smoke and carbon monoxide alarm. It gains this moniker because it can connect to the Internet and give status updates through a web browser and status updates and ...

The difference, however, is that the average smoke detector/carbon monoxide alarm costs $30, while the Nest Protect runs for $129. This makes replacing the device — let alone several of them ...

The result from this partnership is the First Alert Smart Smoke & CO Alarm, a 2-in-1 alarm that is compatible with existing Google Nest Protect alarms and the Google Home app. As Google states ...

My Nest Protect smoke and carbon monoxide detector had a false alarm at 1:30 a.m. As it turns out, they aren't that uncommon. Here's what you can do.

Although smoke and carbon monoxide alarms are supposed to keep people safe, most people see them as annoyances. They go off when people are cooking, they can be hard to turn off, and when the ...

PROVO, UT - JANUARY 16: In this photo illustration, a Nest smoke and carbon monoxide detector installed in a home is seen on January 16, 2014 in Provo, Utah.

First Alert’s new smart smoke alarm is meant to be a Google Nest Protect replacement. Google has discontinued its smart smoke alarm and partnered with First Alert on a new $129 detector that ...

First Alert's new smoke detector will work with Google Home as Nest shuts down the Nest Protect detector line. First Alert On March 28, Google Nest announced two major changes to its Google Home ...

Google is revamping its smart home lineup, ending production on two of its devices in favor of integrations with third-party manufacturers. First, it will sunset the Nest Protect smoke & CO alarms.

As it works alongside old Nest Protect alarms, the First Alert Smart Smoke & CO Alarm has been designed to be easy to install so you don’t have to replace anything and instead, can just add to ...