Both have their advantages. “Having a hardwired smoke alarm helps to increase the chance alarms have power and are ready to signal in case of a fire,” says Sharon Cooksey, the fire safety ...

On April 3, Nest Labs halted sales of the Nest Protect smoke and CO alarm and deactivated the hush feature, called the Nest Wave, over concerns that the alarm could be unintentionally deactivated.

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But not all models are the same. Our pick for the most reliable smoke alarm is the Kidde Dual Sensor Smoke Detector PI9010 because it can detect different types of home fires, making it one of the ...

With current escape times down to as little as three minutes or less, you must have smoke ... alarm we’ve found. Multiple units are capable of connecting to one another without the use of a ...

Nest is expanding its range of smart home products, ending a lull in which it improved existing kit, but did not expand into fresh categories. The items include an internet-connected intruder ...

Nest set out to shake up the home security market, unveiling an internet-age alarm system. A unit of Google-parent Alphabet ... has maintained a focus on homes while expanding its product line to ...

Instead of blaring an alarm at the slightest smoke, the Nest Protect is smart enough to figure out if it's just, say smoke from burnt bacon, and then warn you verbally. If it is just bacon smoke ...