There's smoke ... 4 percent and 2 percent offered one-star and 2-star reviews, respectively. Mine is battery powered; Nest also sells a wired Nest Protect version. So what causes false alarms ...

One day in June, about 20 engineers and managers at the startup company Nest went on a field trip. They didn’t need to pack a lunch ... of all things, a smoke detector. The $129 Nest Protect ...

Nest says that’s part of an industry standard. “Under the relevant codes and standards, alarms cannot be silenced if smoke exceeds a 4 percent obscuration level. This is an industry rule that ...

Smoke detectors ... 4.4-star average rating. Many praised the long battery life, functionality, and ease of installation.

That may be about to change: Today, Nest Labs ... from the pack is how it acts when everything is A-OK at home. Every Smart Appliance Should Be as Brilliant as This Smoke Detector For example, ...

On sale this November, consumers can add the Nest Protect smoke detector to their homes for $129. In addition, the company is releasing version 4.0 of its app for Web, iOS, and Android and will be ...

First smoke detector with an app Nest recently updated both its Android and iOS apps to work with both the Nest thermostat and Nest Protect. It's worth noting that this version 4.0 starts with a ...

1 of my 4 Nest protect units had a false alarm last night. A little before midnight, all 4 units beeped and loudly announced “There is smoke in the entryway”. The family got out of the house ...

There's smoke in the hallway,” a firm, direct female voice announced. “The alarm ... Nest’s own site, customer jdbrooker wrote back in June that, “Ours has gone off the last two nights 3-4 ...