Google introduced the first-gen Nest Protect smart home accessory in 2013. The company released the second-gen model in 2015, which it has just discontinued. If you like Google’s smart home ecosystem, ...

Google officially stopped producing the Nest Protect connected smoke detector in March. Existing units will continue to function, but because the smoke detectors have a 10-year lifespan beginning at ...

In true Google fashion, the tech giant is not afraid to terminate hardware devices when it feels they have run their course. In 2024, at least seven products entered Google's graveyard, including the ...

SimpliSafe is taking a much more affordable approach to smart smoke and carbon monoxide detection with one listener device that detects alarms. Incidentally, this is a familiar Google Nest feature ...

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, ...