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Nest halts sales of ‘Protect’ fire alarm after discovering that waving one’s arms disables it

After months of marketing the new “Protect” fire alarm and its “wave to hush” feature, Google-owned Nest has halted sales of the device following the discovery that users could accidentally disable ...
Campus Safety Magazine

Nest to Recall 440K Smoke Alarms in U.S.

PALO ALTO, Calif. – Nest Labs will recall some 440,000 smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, according to a U.S. government notice that provides the first public revelation of how many of the smart ...
Washington Examiner

Nest disables feature on smoke alarms

NEW YORK (AP) — The high-tech home monitoring device company Nest Labs is disabling a feature on its smoke alarms due to the risk that owners could unintentionally turn off the device with the wave of ...
Network World

Nest tells users to disable key feature of Protect smoke alarm

Nest, the connected-home device maker Google agreed to buy in January, is disabling a feature that allows its Nest Protect smoke and carbon-monoxide alarm to be silenced with a wave of the hand. The ...
Security

First Alert and Google Nest announce connected life-safety partnership

First Alert, a fire-safety brand owned by Resideo, and Google Home today announced a new life-safety collaboration. The new First Alert Smart Smoke & Carbon Monoxide (CO) Alarm is compatible with the ...
Ars Technica

Google discontinues Nest Protect smoke alarm and Nest x Yale lock

Google acquired Nest in 2014 for a whopping $3.4 billion but seems increasingly uninterested in making smart home hardware. The company has just announced two of its home gadgets will be discontinued, ...
Computerworld

DANGER: Nest Protect may not protect your nest from fire (hence Wave recall)

Nest Labs — now a Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) company — is recalling all its fancy Nest Protect smoke-and-CO detectors. It seems that they may not always sound an alarm ...