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Most smart home systems today can be frustratingly fragmented, making it harder to decipher which products will work with your existing system. Google's Nest wants to change that by making its products more open than before: now customers and developers will be able to use the new Works with Nest Store to list and purchase devices that are compatible with Nest's line of smart home products.
Works with Nest is essentially a one-stop shop for all things Nest related, particularly third-party products. Today, developers will be able to submit their smart home hardware to Nest to be listed on the Works with Nest Store, and customers looking for, say, a connected door lock, can go to the online store when it's live later in the year to find one that works with their Nest device.
While Nest isn't launching a new product under Work with Nest, it is updating Nest Cam with some important features. Developers now have access to the camera's API, allowing them to program Cam-connected features into their products. For example, anyone with a SkyBell WiFi doorbell and a Nest Cam can turn on the camera via the SkyBell mobile app, and if Nest senses movement, it can signal SkyBell to start recording video. Motion- and sound-activated events can be programmed on the Nest Cam now, too, as you could set up the camera to send an alert to your smartphone when it senses your child walking through your living room after school.
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