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Google Hints at New Home Devices on the Way

Kellen March 31, 2025 6

Google announced at the end of last week that it was stopping production on two of its best home products, the Nest Protect and Nest x Yale Lock. That announcement sure made it sound like they might be trying to distance themselves from being a company who...

Pixel, Android Team Googlers Offered ‘Voluntary Exit Program’

Tim January 30, 2025 25

If you're a US-based Googler working for a team focused on Android, Pixel, Chrome or a number of others, you probably already saw the news hit your work inbox that you're being offered a "voluntary exit program" complete with a severance package. Following...

Google Home Gains Support for Nest Protect Smoke Alarms and You Can Delete Your Nest App Now

Kellen January 16, 2025 20

As a part of the Public Preview program for the Google Home app, Google is introducing support for Nest Protect smoke and CO alarms. These might be the final Nest devices that were stuck in the old Nest app, so this is pretty big news for those of us who...

Google’s Beautiful New Nest Thermostat (4th Gen) is $50 Off

Kellen November 29, 2024 1

The Nest Thermostat line has always been one of my favorite smart home accessories because of the way it it blends into your life and makes it immediately more efficient. With the launch of the new Nest Thermostat (4th Generation), Google took its popular...

All Nest Cams Now Eligible for Google Home Transfer in Public Preview

Tim November 19, 2024 4

Google announced this week that it has opened eligibility in Public Preview for all Nest cameras dating back to 2015 to be transferred over to Google Home. This means that your eligible camera will be controlled via the Google Home app instead of the Nest app,...

Gemini Users Can Now Control Smart Home Devices

Tim October 31, 2024 9

For those in the Google Home Public Preview, you can now control your smart home devices and compatible accessories with what's described as "natural language" thanks to the updated Google Home extension inside of the Gemini mobile app. This means that to...

Nest Thermostat (4th Gen) Review: A Stunner of a Smart Home Device

Kellen October 29, 2024 7

The new Nest Learning Thermostat (4th Gen) arrived in late August as a major upgrade to the previous "Learning" model, as well as the mid-range Nest Thermostat from 2020. The new model brings a striking new design, full compatibility with the Google Home app,...

New Nest Thermostat (4th Gen) Gets Update to Help With Low Brightness

Kellen September 18, 2024 2

The new Nest Thermostat (4th Gen) sure is a thing of beauty on the wall. The elegant design, big new display, and improved feature set have all made for a nice upgrade to my old Nest Thermostat E during testing. However, since setting up, the brightness on the...