Nest Labs, the creator of the Learning Thermostat, has issued an advisory informing users of the Nest Protect: Smoke + Carbon Monoxide alarm that there's a crucial flaw in the device’s flagship feat ...

Fire alarms are deadly serious and not something that I really want to tolerate bugs in. All that said, ... I have 4 Nest alarms, and this week 2 of them threw 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.

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.

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 has stopped selling its smart smoke alarm. You can accidentally turn it off with a wave of your hand. ... "This could delay an alarm going off if there was a real fire," Fadell said.

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 ...

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 ...