Nest Secure wants to be a Robocop for your house

Worried that your pet chihuahua isn’t quite intimidating enough to scare off burglars? Nest’s fearsome Secure system (from $499, out early 2018) should give you some peace of mind. It consists of three parts: a hub called Nest Guard, some Nest Detect motion sensors for windows, and Nest’s keychain Tags to help you and your family arm the alarm. If a burglar dares to enter, the Guard’s alarm will go off and you’ll get smartphone alerts so you can order in the cavalry. Okay, it won’t bark out ‘you have 20 seconds to comply’, but maybe you can teach your Parrot to add that little sign off. Nest Secure will be out in November in the US, but Europe will have to wait until early 2018. In the meantime, best get that chihuahua to learn some new tricks.

Mark Wilson Features editor

About

Mark's first review for Stuff was the Nokia N-Gage in 2004. Luckily, his career lasted a little longer than the taco phone, and he's been trying to figure out how gadgets fit back into their boxes ever since. While his 'Extreme Mark Wilson' persona was retired following a Microsoft skydiving incident, this means he can often be spotted in the wilds of South West London testing action cams, drones and smartwatches, and occasionally cursing at them.

Areas of expertise

Smart home tech, cameras, wearables and obscure gadgets from the early 2000s.