Google Nest Teases ‘more Helpful Home Devices In The Coming Months’

In discontinuing nan Nest Protect and Nest x Yale Lock yesterday, Google Nest reiterated its committedness to “building devices for nan home.”

Yesterday’s “Upcoming changes to our instrumentality portfolio” announcement talked astir ending accumulation connected 2 devices that haven’t been updated successful years. The 2nd gen fume and CO siren dates backmost to 2015, while nan Nest x Yale Lock was introduced successful 2018.

Both are seeing sequels from third-parties that are committed to interconnectivity and/or feature, if not design, parity. 

The very first point successful Frequently Asked Questions conception of that announcement was arsenic follows: 

Does this mean that Google Nest is nary longer building devices for nan home?

Absolutely not. Last year, we launched our smartest and astir beautiful thermostat yet, nan Nest Learning Thermostat (4th Gen), and nan Google TV Streamer, a much premium instrumentality built for nan caller era of intermezo and smart location needs. Expect moreover much adjuvant location devices successful nan coming months and years. See nan afloat scope of Google Nest products.

On nan smart location front, nan 4th gen Nest Learning Thermostat is astatine nan forefront of its range, pinch Google waiting 9 years to merchandise a follow-up. That said, we do person nan 2020 Nest Thermostat. 

Then we person nan 4 Nest Cams, arsenic good arsenic nan 2 Doorbell configurations, from 2021-2022:

• Nest Cam (outdoor aliases indoor, battery)
• Nest Cam + outdoor powerfulness cable
• Nest Cam pinch floodlight
• Nest Cam (indoor, wired)
• Nest Doorbell (Wired aliases Battery)

Then there’s nan Google TV Streamer, and whether nan institution will make a cheaper exemplary down nan road. 

Finally, it remains to beryllium seen what Google is doing pinch smart displays and speakers. The Gemini-powered Google Assistant remains successful testing and much than useful connected existing hardware. It remains to beryllium seen whether that motorboat will beryllium accompanied by caller devices.

“Coming months” successful yesterday’s committedness feels notable, pinch speakers and displays nan astir apt campaigner for refreshed hardware complete cameras.