Google-owned Nest launched some new home automation gear while refreshing its entire lineup at a media event held in San Francisco this morning. Designed for personal home security, the new Nest Cam is born out of Nest’s acquisition of Wi-Fi video streaming camera maker Dropcam.
The $199 camera has a magnetic stand and can capture and stream a 130-degree video in Full HD 1080p resolution so you can keep an eye on your home while at work.
Moreover, it has advanced night vision, Nest Aware-powered activity alerts and boasts some other cool features worth mentioning.
Second-gen Nest Protect
The new, improved and eleven percent smaller Nest Protect smoke detector has picked up some nice new features like a commercial–grade photoelectric sensor that uses two wavelengths of light to look for both fast and slow-burning fires and all-new design.
Its stainless steel screen with tiny hexagonal holes that lets smoke in was engineered for improved fluid dynamics, and it passed extensive air flow testing.
Next, the device has gained Bluetooth Low Energy, a redesigned backplate leveling the device on your ceiling or wall and an easy-to-open battery door.
Next, the device has gained Bluetooth Low Energy, a redesigned backplate leveling the device on your ceiling or wall and an easy-to-open battery door.
You can now silence false alarms via Bluetooth—they’re calling it App Silence—perform a safety checkup of your Protect and more, right from the new Nest app. Responding to criticism of the original Protect, the new version does not include the Nest Wave feature.
Once a month, it’ll even test its own speaker and horn using a built-in microphone (the original Protect tested every alarm in the house at the push of the button), and will try to run the audio test when nobody’s home to hear it. Last but not least, the new Protect has up to a ten-year product lifetime.
The Nest Protect costs $99.
It can be pre-ordered at nest.com and will begin shipping next month.
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