Smoke detectors are literally invisible to the average house dweller 99.99% of the time, and the 0.01% of the time where they are "activated", they do their job just fine.
The thermostat was a brilliant entry point into a potential multibillion dollar home automation business for Nest, but I don't get why a smoke detector would be step 2.
Any ideas?
>Nest launched its $249 thermostat almost two years ago and has long brainstormed other things to build, including the smoke detector and potentially a door lock.
A door lock, on the other hand, would be great. A friend of mine has replaced his traditional apartment lock with a pinpad, and it's quite fantastic. He can set temporary passcodes for guests, never has to worry about his keys, etc.
The thermostat was a brilliant entry point into a potential multibillion dollar home automation business for Nest, but I don't get why a smoke detector would be step 2.
Any ideas?
>Nest launched its $249 thermostat almost two years ago and has long brainstormed other things to build, including the smoke detector and potentially a door lock.
A door lock, on the other hand, would be great. A friend of mine has replaced his traditional apartment lock with a pinpad, and it's quite fantastic. He can set temporary passcodes for guests, never has to worry about his keys, etc.