Nest Labs is recalling 440,000 smoke alarms to fix a feature that could prevent the alarm from sounding immediately. The Nest Protect Smoke + CO alarms have a feature that allows users to temporarily ...

PALO ALTO, Calif. – Nest Labs will recall some 440,000 smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, according to a U.S. government notice that provides the first public revelation of how many of the smart ...

Nest CEO Tony Fadell has sent an open letter to customers as well as a separate letter to resellers halting all sales of the Nest Protect: Smoke + Carbon Monoxide alarm immediately. In the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The high-tech home monitoring device company Nest Labs is disabling a feature on its smoke alarms due to the risk that owners could unintentionally turn off the device with the wave of ...

“It’s 4 a.m. and what the hell is that beeping?!” If you haven’t been rudely awaken by your smoke alarm’s dying battery cries yet, just give it time. For such essential and potentially life-saving ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Government regulators on Wednesday said that they have approved Nest Labs’ plans to fix a feature in its smoke alarms that could prevent them from sounding immediately. The U.S.

Ever since a startup called Nest Labs unveiled its smart thermostat in 2011 — with high-end industrial design, an elegant touch-screen interface, phone apps and other consumer electronics-style ...

Nest, the connected-home device maker Google agreed to buy in January, is disabling a feature that allows its Nest Protect smoke and carbon-monoxide alarm to be silenced with a wave of the hand. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Properly installed smoke detectors are often the first line of defense against a house fire, keeping the homeowner informed and ...

Back in 2011, a company called Nest introduced a smarter thermostat, one that tracked heating habits, and had a touchscreen interface, and was WiFi-enabled so you could control it from your phone. By ...

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled 440,000 Nest Protect smoke alarms. They were recalled because the "Wave" feature, which disables the alarm sound if a person waves at the ...

(AP) Nest Labs is recalling 440,000 smoke alarms to fix a feature that could prevent the alarm from sounding immediately. The Nest Protect Smoke + CO alarms have a feature that allows users to ...