Nest Cam reveals new and Protect: Home automation according to Google
The company owned by Google has announced two new products designed for home automation. Nest Cam is a surveillance camera, while Protect is the second generation of the smoke detector and carbon monoxide.
Among the purchases of billionaires Google last year, we cannot forget that of Nest Labs of over $ 3 billion. The company produces thermostats and accessories for home automation and announced in recent days two new interesting news for the category.
The company led by Tony Fadell, specifically, has lifted the veil from the Nest Cam and Protect second generation, who are respectively a surveillance camera and a smoke detector and carbon monoxide.
Nest Protect
It is a minor update compared to the original product. It introduces a new ” split spectrum sensor ” that uses two different wavelengths to detect many different types of smoke. A new design for the smoke chamber helps the product to keep clean, thereby reducing the possibility of false positives in the course of time.
The product can be used in combination Silence app that allows users to turn off the alarm from the same phone. Using Nest Protect also provides discounts on home insurance policies, but only if you decide to share the data stored by the sensor with the insurance companies.
The new product will automatically perform the monitoring of the functioning of sensors and batteries about 400 times per day, and also allows the user to test them manually. Nest Protect already available priced at $ 99 and should withstand at least 10-year thanks to new sensors detect carbon monoxide.
Nest Cam
The new camera surveillance of Nest is based on the hardware of Dropcam: integrates eight sensors infrared LED, support night vision and exclusive algorithms for the detection of foreign objects. It allows to monitor rooms thanks to a maximum resolution of 1080p with a viewing angle of 130°, and has of course microphones and speakers.
By acquiring service Nest Aware, the new cloud service recording Own Nest, you can go back in time 10 or 30 days (with paid subscriptions) within the recorded content, and have a motion detection more accurate thanks to cloud technologies.
There is the ability to monitor what is happening at home through their smartphones with an app that will notify us when they are specific detected intruders. The price of Nest Cam at $ 199, where you can already order.
