Rich was the editorial lead for CNET's Home and Wellness sections, based in Louisville, Kentucky. Before moving to Louisville in 2013, Rich ran CNET's desktop computer review section for 10 years in ...

Connected home provider Nest is expanding its offering as launches a new product designed to redefine what you come to expect out of appliances in your domicile. On sale this November, consumers can ...

We’ve all experienced that annoyance: You’re cooking bacon on Sunday morning and the smoke alarm goes off. How convenient would it be to yell, “Bacon!” and have the alarm shut off? We’re not there yet ...

The Nest Protect is a Wi-Fi smoke detector and carbon monoxide monitor that works with an app. It also costs $129. Sound crazy? Maybe not. Lindsey Turrentine EVP, Content and Audience Lindsey ...

One day in June, about 20 engineers and managers at the startup company Nest went on a field trip. They didn’t need to pack a lunch. Their destination: a storage closet near the bathrooms at their new ...

Gosh, we were really excited to tell you what Nest's latest product is (we really didn't think you were going to guess), but then someone had to go and spoil the surprise. At any rate, the news is now ...

The Google Nest Protect (second generation) brings high-tech prowess to what has historically been a rather low-tech device—the humble smoke and CO alarm. Beyond the many convenience features ...

I huge fan of connected home technology – specifically, the Nest thermostat. Sure, to the outside observer it may sound odd to drop $200 on a smart thermostat I can control with my smartphone, but my ...

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 ...

Back in 2011, Nest did the impossible: It made thermostats sexy. Apple veterans Tony Fadell and Matt Rogers applied their iPod-designing expertise to the largely utilitarian world of home-climate ...

Gadget lust is a likely common affliction for GeekWire readers. You may be fantasizing about Google Glass or a new iPad Air, but I bet that you haven’t thought about that annoying smoke detector in ...

Nest Labs, the maker of a smart thermostat, is close to unveiling a smoke detector, according to news reports. The forthcoming device will communicate with Nest’s thermostat, sources tell journalists ...