Nest unveils Weave, the protocol that’ll help home devices communicate without Wi-Fi

Nest today took to its blog to unveil a new communication protocol aimed at giving home automation devices the ability to talk to each other and Nest. Called Weave, Nest is hoping this will allow home devices to communicate with each other, even when a Wi-Fi connection isn’t available.

Here’s Nest’s quick summary of how Weave works:

Nest Weave lets devices talk directly to each other and to Nest. And because it’s reliable, compact and secure, it works great for all kinds of products – like a lightbulb that needs to turn on and off without any lag time, or a door lock that runs on battery power, or a security system that needs to work even if Wi-Fi goes down.

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Nest will also be introducing a “Works With Nest” logo that will be attached to various home devices, indicating that the device is compatible with Nest products. This makes it easy to identify what products will work with Nest Protect or the Nest Thermostat. The company is hoping this’ll make it an easy and smooth process to setup your home automation devices, instead of finding out later some device you picked up just isn’t compatible.

To make things even easier, Nest, in the future, will be creating a Works with Nest store to make the process even easier. Some exciting things are happening with Nest, and the company is truly working towards making home devices make your life easier, not more difficult and frustrating as has been the case in the past.

source: Nest

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