The company that brought Apple-style elegance to the lowly home thermostat is attempting to do the same for the common smoke detector. Nest Labs, founded by Apple emigres Tony Fadell and Matt Rogers, on Tuesday announced Nest Protect, a $129 combination smoke and carbon monoxide detector with more smarts than others in the market. “Everyone has smoke detectors in their home — it’s the law– but their user interfaces are so horrible that you usually don’t even know if it’s working,” Rogers explained.
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Nest Brings Brains and Brawn to Smoke Detection
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. October 9, 2013 11:36 AMThe company that brought Apple-style elegance to the lowly home thermostat is attempting to do the same for the common smoke detector. Nest Labs, founded by Apple emigres Tony Fadell and Matt Rogers, on Tuesday announced Nest Protect, a $129 combination smoke and carbon monoxide detector with more smarts than others in the market. “Everyone has smoke detectors in their home — it’s the law– but their user interfaces are so horrible that you usually don’t even know if it’s working,” Rogers explained.