The Nest Protect, the company's smoke and carbon monoxide detector, is back in stores following a two month recall over safety concerns about a specific feature.
In addition, the Protect will return with a price cut - down to $99 from the original $130.
Nest Labs (now owned by Google) had recalled about 440,000 of its smoke detectors, due to safety concerns about the Nest Wave feature. ... [ read the full article ]
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Okay.......while the Nest thermostat is kinda cool......actually I think it's very cool, this lame ass idea that only a schlomo would buy into for 99 bucks is a complete waste of money!
A 130 dollar (now 99) smoke detector/CO2 detector???? WTF and WHO THE F would honestly justify this?
Originally posted by hearme0: Okay.......while the Nest thermostat is kinda cool......actually I think it's very cool, this lame ass idea that only a schlomo would buy into for 99 bucks is a complete waste of money!
A 130 dollar (now 99) smoke detector/CO2 detector???? WTF and WHO THE F would honestly justify this?
You have access to it at all times via your smartphone. You get a notification if it ever goes off. Also, it speaks to you letting you know when smoke or monoxide levels are getting high, as a warning, rather than traditional alarms that just go off, even if nothing is burning. Very cool features, but yes, relatively expensive for a smoke alarm.
