Learn more The best smoke detectors let you ... you should do next. The color-changing LED, along with the verbal commands and smartphone notifications, made the Nest Protect fun to test out ...

For years, owners of Google’s Nest Protect smoke detector have been asking when their devices would make the leap from the older Nest app to Google Home, and the answer was always the same ...

On April 3, Nest Labs halted sales of the Nest Protect smoke and CO alarm and deactivated the hush feature, called the Nest Wave, over concerns that the alarm could be unintentionally deactivated.

Instead of blaring an alarm at the slightest smoke, the Nest Protect is smart enough to ... dark providing a night light of sorts. The ring color also adjusts to let you know if the battery ...

Fadell is the electric CEO of Nest, which makes an Internet connected thermostat and smoke/carbon monoxide detector. Prior to founding Nest, he led Apple's iPod group, and worked on the iPhone.