Earlier this year, Google closed a $3.2 billion deal to acquire Nest Labs. Along with the purchase, two innovative products came along: the “smart” Nest Thermostat and Nest Protect.
Nest products stand to revolutionize the way consumers control functions inside their homes using a smartphone or tablet. They also represent a new genre of safety devices, offering an extra warning to smoke or carbon monoxide and a potentially life saving device for the hearing....