Google is pairing its Nest smart home technology with ADT and buying a stake in the home security company. Google will invest $450 million (roughly Rs. 3,384 crores) in ADT in exchange for newly created Class B shares that come with no votes in company elections, appointments, or removal of directors. It's stake amounts to about 6.6 percent of the company.
Google's Nesthardware will be integrated atADT, which does system installations and monitoring.
ADT plans to begin offeringGoogledevices to its customers starting this year. Shares of the company, based in Boca Raton, Florida, spiked 85 percent before the opening bell Monday.
Both companies will commit an additional $150 million (roughly Rs. 1,128 crores) subject to the achievement of certain milestones, to be used for co-marketing, product development, technology and employee training to advance the partnership.
Earlier this month, Googlerevealeda fresh and official image of the new Nest smart speaker that is expected to be the successor to theGoogle Homeseries. The range is in much need of an update, with Google having launched the original Google Home globally back in late 2016. The new product is in line with Google's new Nest branding for its smart home products, as the company looks to step up its product portfolio to take onAmazon's Echorange of smart speakers.
The image, shared by Google with various tech publications, including Engadget, shows a fair amount of detail on the new Google Nest speaker. The device is shown standing upright and has indicator lights at the front, along with a fabric-wrapped exterior. A cable can be seen extending out the back for power, but the back of the smart speaker itself can't be seen.
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