Nest Protect
The company that reimagined thermostats is now into safety. Nest’s pricey smoke alarm and carbon monoxide detector meets most crises with a calm digitized voice before resorting to shrill beeping. When all’s well, it can convey that to your mobile phone, and it can also detect motion and light. No wonder Google just bought Nest: Protect represents step one toward tomorrow’s Web-connected “smart” homes.
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