Nest suspends sales of Protect smoke & carbon monoxide alarm over safety concerns Google-owned smart home firm Nest announced on Thursday that it has suspended sales of the Protect Smoke + CO Alarm after discovering one of the product's built-in convenience features poses a potential safety risk. AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 67
Nest's Tony Fadell says it's 'up to Apple' if company wants to keep ties following Google buyout While Nest Labs has had a close relationship with Apple in the past, all that could change after the company was purchased by rival Google. But Nest CEO and former Apple executive Tony Fadell has said in a new interview that it's entirely "up to Apple" how things proceed from here. Neil Hughes 12 years ago 89
Nest's Fadell backtracks on data privacy, will be transparent about future changes Nest CEO Tony Fadell on Monday said no changes to his company's privacy policies are planned "at this point," a qualification of a previous statement that promised collected user data would stay out of the hands of Google, which recently acquired Nest for $3.2 billion. Mikey Campbell 12 years ago 137
Google buys Nest Labs, maker of smart thermostat, for $3.2 billion [u] Google has reportedly acquired Nest Labs, makers of the Nest Learning Thermostat and Nest Protect smoke detector and a company founded by ex-Apple executive Tony Fadell, for $3.2 billion. AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 337
Nest announces Protect intelligent smoke & carbon monoxide detector Former Apple executive Tony Fadell's Nest on Tuesday took the covers off of its newest intelligent home product, a smoke and carbon monoxide detector dubbed 'Nest Protect.' Shane Cole 12 years ago 64
Apple worked on Google Glass-like device, decided it wasn't worth it Tony Fadell, the ex-Apple executive who helmed the company's iPod engineering group, has revealed that his old employer prototyped augmented reality headgear, but ultimately chose not to pursue the technology. Shane Cole 12 years ago 37
Nest founder: 'We don't expect people to buy a new one of these every year' AI at Expand: While Nest founder Matt Rogers says his company will continue to come out with new hardware iterations of its iOS-compatible learning thermostat, the device is built for durability, and Nest doesn't expect customers to go out and buy a new model every year. Kevin Bostic 13 years ago 45
