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This is Nest’s New, Cheaper Smart Thermostat

Guest Contributor — Sat, 16 Sep 2017 07:41:55 +0000

Home automation is becoming more and more popular as companies are rolling out cheaper technology, and the new thermostat from Nest is a perfect example of this reality. While there are several devices which can be classified as home automation systems, not all are considered to be as useful as smart thermostats. They may not […]

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Smartphone App Tracks Your Carbon Footprint, Gives You a NEST Thermostat If You Do Good

Mila Luleva — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 18:22:19 +0000

Everywhere we read about carbon footprint, and people telling us that we have to do anything and everything possible to reduce it. However, a surprisingly small number of people understand what carbon footprint actually means and how to measure it before they take any action to cut it down. Now, a new smartphone app called […]

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$70 Thermostat proves the power of open-source technology

Danny Harper — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 08:04:58 +0000

Although every big corporation and patent troll would tell you otherwise, the open source model is one of the surest paths to technological innovation and progress. By offering universal access to a product’s design, and then allowing improvements on said design to be redistributed to anyone who wants to continue polishing, open source democratizes the building process, […]

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Google Buys Nest Thermostat Company for Just Over $3 Billion

Mila Luleva — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 13:13:55 +0000

Google bought Nest, for $3.2 billion, an investment, which many are still not quite sure whether it is a smart one or not. But the tech giant hardly ever makes mistakes, and surely they have a very good reason for massively overbidding in order to claim property over the makers of the smart thermostat and […]

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Dynamic Demonstration Platform Enables Green Building Architects to Test Their Designs

Mila Luleva — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 15:07:49 +0000

Swiss researchers have developed a dynamic demonstration platform, called NEST, which can assist green building designers with providing a real-world conditions for testing their latest innovations in the field of renewable energy systems and building modules. The construction of the NEST is starting very soon, and it is expected to be fully completed by 2015. […]

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Smart Thermostat Startup Nest Sued by Honeywell for Patent Infringements

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:07:55 +0000

Remember when, last October, we’ve been telling you about Nest, the company founded by ex-Apple Chief Architect Tony Fadell, who wanted to enter the market with a revolutionary smart thermostat? Yes, the thermostat has been innovative, but its conception is now contested by none other than Honeywell, who filed a lawsuit against Nest for more […]

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