Google is offering affordable homes security solutions with the unveiling of its new line of home security cameras and a doorbell under the Nest brand.
In a blog post, the company said: “Google Nest’s mission is to create a home that takes care of the people inside it and the world around it. All of this starts with helping you understand what’s happening within the walls of your home and outside of it.
“One of Nest’s first goals was to simplify home security, and we did this with our first line of cameras. So, when we started dreaming up what our next generation of cameras and doorbells would be like, we wanted to incorporate the way the connected home — and your expectations — were heading. That included smarter alerts, wire-free options for installation flexibility, greater value and beautiful designs, plus enhanced privacy and security. We wanted our new line to give you the most comprehensive set of intelligent alerts right out of the box, and easily work with your other Nest products, like displays.”
Google Nest Cam (with battery) is an outdoor/indoor battery-powered camera (USD179.99), while the Google Nest Doorbell (battery) is the company’s first battery-powered doorbell (USD179.99). There is also the Google Nest Cam with floodlight, which is the company’s first connected floodlight camera ($279.99). And finally, there is Google Nest Cam (wired), an indoor camera priced at USD99.99.
To ensure that consumers are not overloaded with notifications every day, Google’s cameras and doorbell are made to send the most helpful alerts. They detect important events that happen in and around the home, including alerts for people, animals and vehicles — and, in Nest Doorbell’s case, also packages.
The new cameras and doorbell can do this because they process what they see on-device, which means more relevant notifications and added privacy and security. On-device processing means that all of this works right out of the box and no subscription is required.
All Nest products work well together when connected. The new cameras are fully integrated with the Google Home app, giving customers access to all their compatible home devices in one place. With a Nest Aware subscription, one can unlock even more, like extend event video history from three hours to 30 or 60 days, gain advanced features like familiar face detection and get continuous 24/7 video history on wired Nest Cams with Nest Aware Plus.
In case of a power or Wi-Fi outage, Nest Doorbell, both Nest Cam (battery) and Nest Cam with floodlight have local storage fallback, meaning they’ll record up to one hour of events on-device. Nest Cam (wired) also records on-device if the Wi-Fi is down. When service returns, the devices will upload all events to the cloud.
