The $129 Nest Protect, launching this fall, is a handsome white square with rounded corners and an op-arty sunflower pattern. When smoke or carbon monoxide reaches a government-specified level of ...

Physical installation was simple and quick. We just removed our existing smoke alarms and had the Nest installed and running after about a 10-minute setup and testing session and some basic ...

Nest’s second product, the Nest Protect, is a smoke and carbon monoxide alarm that jolts this lowly piece of technology into the 21st century. Last year, I took a look at the Nest Learning ...

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--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 best smoke detector will quickly alert you to a fire. ... The Nest is a hardwired unit, so installation was a bit more elaborate than the other smoke detectors I tested.

Since it’s Nest, the Protect looks different from conventional smoke alarms. It’s squarish, with rounded corners. It doesn’t even take a 9-volt battery; instead, it takes six AAs.