Articles about Nest

Amazon’s Ring expands into smoke detectors with integration into new Kidde devices

Ring, the Amazon-owned video doorbell and home security company, is branching out into smoke and carbon monoxide detection through a… Read More

Podcast

How smart home pioneer ecobee competes with Amazon and Google, and where it’s headed next

Greg Fyke is president and CEO of ecobee, the Toronto-based smart home company known for its pioneering smart thermostat, and… Read More

Nest co-founder launches service to turn household food scraps into chicken feed for $33/month

Matt Rogers, a former Apple engineer and co-founder of Nest, is using his passion for climate challenges to fuel a… Read More

Senosis Health founder Shwetak Patel confirms he’s working on healthcare for Google

It has been nearly two years since Google quietly acquired Senosis Health, a Seattle startup that figured out how to… Read More

Podcast

The story behind Nest’s gamble on health tech

Last year, Google quietly acquired a digital health startup spun out of the University of Washington — but, more than a… Read More

TLDR: Nest secretly buys digital health startup

Today’s featured stories Nest’s digital health ambitions revealed in records from secretive purchase of Seattle startup Senosis Backed by Seattle… Read More

Nest’s digital health ambitions revealed in records from secretive purchase of Seattle startup Senosis

Google-owned Nest has been secretly laying the groundwork for a move into digital health products, a potential new line of… Read More

Batcave on lockdown? Man’s smart doorbell locks him out of house when it thinks he’s Batman

It’d be one thing to not recognize Batman, since the famed superhero has been played by so many different actors.… Read More

TLDR: New Xbox consoles, how to save money on housing, Nest doorbell cam captures unwelcome visitor

Today’s featured stories Microsoft reportedly building two new Xbox consoles, including a lower-priced streaming device Zillow analysis finds Seattle among… Read More

Ding dong … yikes! Nest doorbell camera captures large snake slithering near woman’s front door

You never know who or what is going to show up on the video when an alert comes through from… Read More

Amazon takes on Google as Ring launches $199 security product for the entire home

Amazon-owned Ring is taking on traditional home security systems and fellow tech companies like Google with its new Ring Alarm… Read More

Google ad blitz showcases a life made easier with its Assistant, and Nest delivers prom night advice

Amazon may have made a splash during last month’s Super Bowl with an Alexa ad that dominated water cooler conversations,… Read More

The battle between Amazon and Google escalates, this time around Nest

There’s no love lost between Google and Amazon, two of the biggest tech companies on the planet with market values… Read More

Amazon’s $1B Ring deal ‘probably the biggest miss’ in Shark Tank history

Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary, aka “Mr. Wonderful,” was blown away when he saw Amazon’s agreement to acquire video doorbell… Read More

Google pulls YouTube from Amazon Echo Show and Fire TV as tech giant tussle reignites

Editor’s note: This post has been updated to include comments from Amazon. Two months ago YouTube disappeared from the Amazon… Read More

Podcast

Geared Up: Nest bets big on smart home security, and Google makes a deal with HTC

Google’s Nest is taking its smart home tech to a whole new level. The company has been pretty quiet over… Read More

Podcast

Geared Up: Smart home tips and tricks, from Amazon’s Alexa to Apple’s Home Kit

The smart home is all the rage these days, with companies churning out intelligent gadgets and voice-controlled doo-dads like there’s… Read More

Amazon says Echo Show will connect to Nest, Ring and other security cameras via Alexa

Amazon this morning is announcing the first home-monitoring and security cameras that will be compatible with the new $230 Echo… Read More

Amazon’s Alexa to add Nest thermostat support as smart home ambitions expand

Amazon’s Alexa is taking another step toward cementing herself as the brain of tomorrow’s smart home. Alphabet-owned Nest announced today… Read More

Podcast

Facebook’s epic office plan, Uber at the airport, and dancing with Matt Harding

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: An inside peek at Facebook’s new Frank Gehry-designed offices in Seattle,… Read More

Google’s Nest Labs plans ‘top secret’ project at new Seattle engineering center

Nest Labs co-founder Matt Rogers was in Seattle on Wednesday to kick off the company’s new engineering center and to… Read More

Former UW robotics prof joins Twitter as VP of Technology and Analytics

Yoky Matsuoka, a former computer science professor at the University of Washington, announced that she has joined Twitter as its… Read More

Robotics pioneer Yoky Matsuoka leaving Google’s Nest to join Twitter, report says

Yoky Matsuoka, the former University of Washington computer science professor who rejoined Google with its $3.2 billion acquisition of Nest last… Read More

Google shakes up Glass project ahead of new hardware launch

Google will be ending sales of its current Glass hardware next week as part of a reorganization of the team… Read More

Maveron-backed August connects its smart lock to the web with new add-on

August, the Maveron-backed Smart Lock maker, just announced a new product at CES that makes it easier for people to control… Read More

Google-owned Nest to acquire Dropcam for $555 million

The connected home space just got more consolidated. Nest, the Google-owned home automation company known for its internet-connected thermostats and… Read More

Nest halts sales of high-tech smoke detector, cites fire alarm glitch

Nest is halting sales of its Nest Protect fire alarm and smoke detector, citing a problem with the hand-waving feature… Read More

Review: At home with Wally, a new sensor network for detecting water leaks

My home may be 114 years old, but I remain on a quest to outfit it with the latest in… Read More

Nest CEO says Google won’t track thermostat users without permission

When Google reached a deal to buy smart thermostat startup Nest for $3.2 billion last week, one question resounded around… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Cheezburger’s Scott Moore, Google’s Nest deal, and Microsoft’s future

This week on the GeekWire radio show, we’re joined by tech and media industry veteran Scott Moore, president of and… Read More