Google acquired the developer of smart fire alarm "Nest Protect" for ¥ 330 billion

Control from smartphone etc.Smart fire alarm "Nest Protect"In addition to detecting smoke, carbon monoxide, heat, it is also possible to stop the alarm easily by waving a hand when false alarm, function as a night lamp, check the battery capacity from the outside, It is the best seller in the US as a fire alarm with excellent function such as teaching the evacuation route avoiding the room filled with carbon monoxide in case of a fire called emergency. It was revealed that Google acquired Nest Labs, which develops and sells its Nest Protect, for $ 3.2 billion (about ¥ 330 billion).

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Nest Labs learns user behavior patterns in 2011 and automatically adjusts room temperature Smart smart thermostat "Nest Thermostat"In 2013, a smart fire alarm"Nest ProtectWe have been leading the field of smart devices for home use. Google has continued to invest in Nest Labs through its subsidiary, but announced on January 13, 2014 that it will acquire the company for $ 3.2 billion (approximately ¥ 330 billion). Tony Fadel, CEO of Nest Labs, said that "We were able to gain a great driving force to realize our vision" about this acquisition, and with the help of Google, Nest Labs' We intend to develop further.


Fadel was originally an engineer of Apple and is known as "father of the iPod" and also Nest co-founder Matt Rogers was a former Apple employee who also worked on iPhone development. For this reason, it was a natural course for Nest to support iOS. In joining Google, Nest said it will continue to respond to iOS applications in the future, and users who already use Nest in Apple products such as iPhones can continue to use it. Also, for users who already bought Nest, there is no change due to warranty / support, and we are committed to being able to use Nest from both iOS · Android terminals as before.

Google's Larry Page CEO of the acquisition said, "I am excited to be able to welcome Tony Fadel CEOs who have created a wonderful Nest team, Nest's vision of making home more secure and comfortable I will do it. "

From the photo left, Matt Rogers co-founder Nest Labs, CEO of Google Larry Page, Nest CEO Tony Fadel.


Even after being acquired by Google, the brand name of Nest will be maintained and Fadel will continue to command, but regarding concrete plans such as whether new services will be launched through collaboration with Google, please refer to Fadel CEO We do not have anything to announce at the moment. At present, sales of Nest Thermostat / Protect are limited to the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, but by receiving Google back up, it is expected that the distribution network will spread to the world scale in the future.