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.

The Nest Protect, a smoke detector for the 21st-century, trims away the annoyance while improving performance. By Darren Orf Published: Oct 08, 2013 5:00 AM EDT. Save Article.

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.

Smart thermostat company Nest has revealed its second intelligent home device, the Nest Protect, a WiFi-enabled smoke and carbon monoxide detector. Aiming to do the… ...

Hailing from a popular line of smart home products, the Nest Protect (available on Google Store for $149) is a hardwired ...

Palo Alto, Calif. – Oct. 8, 2013 – Nest Labs, Inc. (www.nest.com) announced today breakthrough innovation that redefines what people should expect from their smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms.

The answer is, of all things, a smoke detector. The $129 Nest Protect, launching this fall, is a handsome white square with rounded corners and an op-arty sunflower pattern.

Nest Protect is an attractive-square contraption with rounded edges that combines smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. It comes in white or black and costs $129, pricier than typical detectors.

Nest says that the new Protect constantly tests itself, right on down to testing its own alarm. It has an embedded microphone that can listen to hear if the smoke alarm’s beeps and alerts are ...

Nest does for smoke detectors what it did for the thermostat. The Nest Protect, at home on the ceiling. Nest. Oct. 8, 2013, 6:55 PM EDT. By Devin Coldewey.

That may be about to change: Today, Nest Labs unveiled Protect, a Wi-Fi connected alarm that lets you keep tabs on your home even when nothing’s on fire. So, first of all: How did smoke ...