It will soon be easier for developers and product makers to build something that "Works with Nest." The company known most for its well-designed connected thermostat is opening up its own protocol next year, called Nest Weave.

Nest announced the new Weave standard on Thursday in a blog post, describing how it works.

"Nest Weave lets devices talk directly to each other and to Nest. And because it's reliable, compact and secure, it works great for all kinds of products - like a lightbulb that needs to turn on and off without any lag time, or a door lock that runs on battery power, or a security system that needs to work even if Wi-Fi goes down."

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