"Smart home" is a term that gets thrown around rather a lot at tech trade shows, but one device that really exemplifies what a modern smart home can be is the Nest Thermostat.
Designed by members of a team who worked on Apple’s iPod, the Nest is a sleek-looking digital thermostat that can actually "learn" its owners' schedule and then continue to regulate temperature to suit the user's preferences and patterns.
By regulating temperature and adjusting itself to switch on or off when needed, the Nest not only saves people money on their electricity bills, but also gives people more control over how they control their energy costs.
The Nest Learning Thermostat learns your preferences and adjusts its program accordingly. It also provides a guide to energy savings. It won a CES "Best of Innovations" award in the eco-design and sustainable technologies category.
Check out the video below to see a demo and full interview.
As a family who's away a lot on weekends, the idea of having a thermostat be able to learn our behavior and adjust accordingly for energy savings is pretty cool. I always try to remember to turn down the thermostat prior to leaving, but sometimes the craziness of trying to get a family up and out gets in the way. Not sure I agree with the founder that the look of NEST is more appealing than a simple white digital thermostat on the wall. But I did like what he said about their battery strategy in terms of getting the longest life out of their units.
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