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Google appears to have increased the scope of the data it collects by folding the hardware team of Nest, a maker of smart thermostats and smoke alarms that its parent Alphabet bought in 2014 for US$3.2 billion, into the Google Hardware team.

Nest, an Alphabet company, has announced that its safety and security products are now available in Australia in a deal with comparative services facilitator iSelect.

Consumers enter the Smart Home journey with the expectation of creating an intelligent home that anticipates and serves their needs in a delightful, low maintenance manner – wrong.

The Internet of Things (IoT) provides the opportunity to deliver greater value to consumers as data can be more easily exchanged with other connected devices, according to the chief of a leading cross-channel performance advertising company.

Tech powerhouse Microsoft announced a new startup accelerator back in June aimed at capturing some of the momentum surrounding the Internet of Things, targeting companies building gadgets, devices and software for the connected home.

Search giant Google has dug into its pockets to purchase Nest, a California-based thermostat startup, for a cool US$3.2 billion in cash.