WhenNest acquired Dropcam for $ 555 millionearlier this summer , it seemed like an obvious move : Nest has sensors out the wazoo , but no camera . We had n’t heard much about consolidation between the two company , though , until today , when Nest announced exactly how the twist will work together .
At a home automation tradeshow today , Nest annunciate the addition of four new companies to its Works With Nest program — a project that allowsmore than a dozen home appliances and systemsto link up with your Nest connection . For the most part , they ’re home automation companies : Control4,Crestron , Remote Technologies Incorporated , andUniversal Remote Control .
That all seems fairly obvious — of line Nest would need custom home base automation companies on board — but there was also an interesting choice morsel about how Nest will play with the company it bought three calendar month ago . First , there ’s Protect integration : Now , if your alarm move off for a green goddess or CO alert , yourDropcamwill automatically select and start recording . Nest says this feature will cultivate , even if you ’re not a “ Cloud Recording Service ” customer .
Then there ’s Thermostat functionality : When you leave your place , your thermostat will let your Dropcam bed to start sense for apparent motion . That elbow room , if anything goes on — say your heel run away its crate or , god preclude , a breaking and recruit — Dropcam will let you experience . The Modern feature will begin next calendar month , and you ’ll need to opt - in to provide them to function .
It ’s an incremental but telling update : Slowly but surely , Nest is building a web of the smartest smart home devices around .
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