Nest introduces their Smoke Detector

Re:Nest introduces their Smoke Detector by mirsadm on Tuesday October 08, 2013 @07:04PM (#6518439)

What exactly are you confused about? Scenario A 1) Toast burns, no fire but lots of smoke 2) Alarm goes off, it's annoying so you wave your hand and turn it off. Problem solved.

Scenario B 1) Toast burns, catches fire and your whole kitchen is burning down. 2) You run like hell

Why would being able to disable a false alarm easier make it any less safer?

Edit: I'll also point out that EVERY single time we cook a steak in a cast iron pan in our apartment the smoke alarm will go off. It's really annoying I have to be the one trying to figure out how to silence the damn thing.

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Re:Nest introduces their Smoke Detector by DanBC on Wednesday October 09, 2013 @06:41AM (#6520433)

But it's not a false alarm. Smoke detectors detect smoke; toast burns; smoke detector triggers. That's a real alarm.

There are two solutions: 1) make it easier to temporarily dismiss the alarm. 2) read the instructions and place the device properly

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