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hey there folks I'm Megan bulletin 14 and appliances here with the second generation nest protect a $99 smoke and carbon monoxide detector so as the second generation of the nest protect this model looks pretty similar it has that same stainless steel mesh design it's available in both white and black finishes and it has the central on/off button there in the middle but nest did pare it down a little bit and you'll find that it has more rounded edges and a slimmer profile altogether setup is pretty straightforward the app will ask you a couple of questions and guide you through the entire process it took me about 10 minutes from start to finish including basic installation which will vary based on whether or not you got a battery powered or a wired unit the one I got was battery powered which made it a little more straightforward so just keep that in mind the in-app functionality is really solid the nest protect nest cam and Nest Learning Thermostat all appears side-by-side so if you have multiple nest products they're really easy to access together in the app you can also do integrations with those products so if the nest protect senses smoke or carbon monoxide emergency their smoke your nest cam will record a clip so that it captures the security event that you can review at a later time the nest protect also has an if channel so you can do a lot of different third-party integrations so if you want your Philips hue bulb or lifx bulb to flash red in the event of a smoke or carbon monoxide issue it can do that basic functionality works well too as you know the first generation protect had a feature called wave that was recalled and was not reintroduced for this second generation model but this unit does have a feature that lets you silence the alarm from your app I also like that it has audio alerts it will give you a heads-up if there's a potential issue and a full-blown warning if there's a real concern taken all together the improved overall design enhanced features including the remote silence feature on the app and the integrations with other nest products and if to make the nest protect 2.0 a really solid option for more check out my full review on Sina comm I'm Megan will eart enforcing undefined