A $130 smoke detector aims to replace your annoying ... His Silicon Valley-based start-up released the Nest thermostat, which aimed to fix all the problems with the temperature-setting device ...

Nest reinvents unloved but important home products, like the thermostat and smoke alarm. The company focuses on delighting customers with simple, beautiful and thoughtful hardware, software and ...

"We want to make it a very simple-to-understand product. If we say 'Here's the Nest Protect, it's a thermostat and a smoke detector and a security system,' people might say 'Do we need that?' ...

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. Their destination: a storage closet near the bathrooms at ...

Having reinvented the thermostat, Nest has tackled its next engineering and design challenge. On Tuesday, the company announced the availability of its first connected smoke alarm, called Nest ...

Gadget lust is a likely common affliction for GeekWire readers. You may be fantasizing about Google Glass or a new iPad Air, but I bet that you haven’t thought about that annoying smoke detector ...

First, the uncooperative thermostat, and now Nest Labs has remade the lowly household smoke detector, which all too often ends up being on the receiving end of our ire.

is developing a connected smoke detector to go along with its Nest Learning Thermostat, with the device possibly slated for debut later this year. Although not much is known about the Nest's ...

Nest Labs, makers of the smart thermostat that optimizes heating and cooling of your home to conserve electricity, is moving onto smoke detectors in hopes that its software can become the nexus of ...

Google is making a big bet on the future of the connected home, announcing today that it has acquired Nest for $3.2 billion in cash. The acquisition comes just about a year after Nest raised $80 ...

Google today announced that it's ending sales of the venerable product, and partnering with First Alert for a smart smoke detector that will work with Google Home. Along with the Nest thermostat ...

Lindsey Turrentine is executive vice president for content and audience. She has helped shape digital media since digital media was born. Editors' note, June 16, 2014: After an official recall on ...