Nest's Latest: A Security Camera That Uses AI To Analyze Threats

Today, Nest announced the newest addition to its product line: a security camera called Nest Cam Outdoor. The camera's weatherproof industrial design is slick, but it's the software that has the potential to win over new customers--in particular, how the system manages footage. Using artificial intelligence, the camera sniffs out potential security threats rather than blindly sending notifications anytime something insignificant (or not) passes in front of it. In short, the camera aims to be a human sentry in gadget form. "It watches and hears everything, but it only tells you the salient information," Mehul Nariyawala, project manager of cameras at Nest, says.