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Nest’s New Learning Thermostat With Better Design and Energy-Saving Features

Mila Luleva — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 08:29:51 +0000

The release of next-generation Nest Learning Thermostat was announced yesterday by the leading manufacturer Nest Labs Inc. Not even a year after the official introduction of the product on the global market, the new model is already available but now slimmer, sleeker, and compatible with 95 percent of low-voltage household heating and cooling systems. Current […]

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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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Ex-Apple Chief Architect Designs Nest, The World's Smartest Thermostat

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 19:10:01 +0000

Tony Fadell, once Apple’s chief architect, the one who was in charge of developing the iPod and the first three versions of iPhone, now has his own company and does only one little thing: a thermostat. Sounds simple, doesn’t it? But Nest, the world’s maybe most expensive and complex thermostat is not at all something […]

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