First Alert’s new smart smoke alarm is meant to be a Google Nest Protect replacement

Life safety manufacturer First Alert launched a new line of smart smoke and carbon monoxide alarms this week that will work with Google Home. Following Google’s decision to discontinue its Nest Protect smart smoke alarm, the company has announced it’s partnering with First Alert on the First Alert Smart Smoke & Carbon Monoxide (CO) Alarm. The new alarms will work with the First Alert and Google Home apps but not with any other smart home platforms. They will also be compatible with existing Nest Protect alarms. Ryan Park, senior product director at Resideo, which owns First Alert, told The Verge that they interconnect over Nest’s Weave communication protocol (which uses Thread) to sound all compatible alarms when one is triggered. The notification system can also include any non-connected First Alert alarms you might have installed. The new First Alert Smart Smoke & CO Alarms will cost $129.99 and will be available in hardwired or battery-powered options later this year in the US an ... Read full article.