Several users have echoed a similar experience on a Nest Community support thread reporting cases where the Nest Protect hardware had to be replaced to resolve the issue with startling false alarms.

Nest is halting sales of its Nest Protect fire alarm and smoke detector, citing a problem with the hand-waving feature that could delay an alarm in case of a real fire. The company, which ...

Each Nest Protect alarm in your home communicates with the others — and with your phone. It talks and announces where it detects fire or carbon monoxide.

Place’s new line of smart alarms incorporates many of the best features of Google’s discontinued Protect, adding indoor air quality monitoring and a security camera. But it lacks smart home ...

Nest points to a study by the National Fire Protection Agency indicating that of the smoke alarms that failed to activate during home fires, 73% had dead, missing or disconnected batteries.

Nest alarms are also connected to each other through a network, meaning when one alarm sounds, all of them do. It can add a layer of safety when there’s a fire in one part of the house.

Nest has stopped selling its smart smoke alarm. You can accidentally turn it off with a wave of your hand.

The Google Nest Protect is somewhat pricey, but it’s worth it for the ease of use, convenience in silencing alarms, and peace of mind that comes with knowing that no matter where you are, you ...

But do you need it? In short, not really, as in terms of pure 'fire detection' a conventional alarm will do just as well.

The Silicon Valley start-up has announced the availability of Nest Protect, its Internet-connected smoke alarm and carbon monoxide detector.

Nest, the Google-owned company that makes smart smoke alarms and thermostats, is disabling a feature on its Nest Protect smoke alarms after realizing it could be dangerous in the event of a fire ...

PALO ALTO, Calif.—Google's Nest Labs is recalling 440,000 smoke detectors, Reuters news service reported this week. The $130 smoke/CO detector, called Nest Protect, is so smart it can talk to home ...