The Giz Wiz, Week of November 26th, 2013 Netcast 1444

Something new from the folks at Nest.

There’s something new from Nest, the folks who make fantastic Nest Thermostat. It's the Nest Protect, a high tech smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarm. Since it's brand new, here’s some info on the device from Nest. “Nest Protect gives you an early warning called Heads-Up. Nest Protect lights up yellow and speaks. It tells you where smoke is or when carbon monoxide levels are rising. It gives you an earlier warning if there’s an emergency, and allows you to silence the Nest Protect if it’s just a nuisance alarm. There are no more frantically swinging towels at the smoke alarm to quiet it down. If there’s a nuisance alarm, just stand under the Nest Protect and wave your arm to hush the alert. You’ll also get a message on your smartphone or tablet if the smoke or carbon monoxide alarm goes off. Nest Protect constantly monitors its batteries and sensors. If the batteries are low, you’ll get a message on your phone. In addition to an alarm sound, Nest Protect speaks to you with a human voice. It tells you what the problem is and where it is. Nest Protect can also light your way during an emergency. And if you have more than one Nest Protect, they connect so they can speak up at the same time even if Wi-Fi is down.” And if you own a Nest Thermostat, the two Nest devices talk to each other. If there’s a CO emergency for example, the Nest Protect instructs the Nest Thermostat to immediately shut off the heating system. Available in white, or in black, but black is only directly from the Nest store. The MSRP is $129.00.

http://nest.com/smoke-co-alarm/life-with-nest-protect/#meet-the-nest-protect

April, 2014 - Read this important update if you own, or are considering the Nest Protect:

https://nest.com/letter-from-the-ceo/   

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