Google’s Nest, by way of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, has issued a recall notice covering all 440,000 Protect smoke alarms sold over fears that the alert will fail to sound due to a false triggering of the “Wave” feature, which disables the sound with a gesture. The recall was detailed on the US Consumer Product Safety Commission website this morning. Though… Read More
There have been a few promo code tricks or gift card offers to get the price of the Nest Learning Thermostat down, but today we’ve got a straight $25 off. This is the best cash discount we’ve seen, and the best overall deal since Black Friday, so get it before it’s gone. [Amazon]
Cosy is a smart heating system being developed in Cambridge, U.K. — and aiming to ship product next month — that’s hoping to stand out from the Nest-shaped competition by offering a more fully-featured and holistic home automation system that can remotely switch on appliances as well as fire the boiler up. Read More
Prompted by Google’s recent acquisition of Nest, the folks at Spark.io were inspired to create an open source alternative — note the use of alternative, not equivalent — which they … Continue reading
The Information is reporting that Google is testing a new kind of internet-connected thermostat, which allows homeowners to track energy activity and adjust usage remotely.
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Google is secretly testing a smart thermostat that would better track and manage home energy usage, it’s reported, with a project dubbed EnergySense seeing the company dogfooding internet-connected HVAC controllers. Although similar on the surface to smart home darling Nest, Google EnergySense would actually be intended to more broadly tackle power use, according to sources […]
Smart thermostats aren’t terribly uncommon at this point, though the most popular maker of such devices is arguably Nest. More options are slowly cropping up, however, the latest of which is Netatmo, a French startup that has introduced its smart thermostat, aptly named Thermostat. The Netatmo Thermostat comes with a variety of functionality, including wireless […]
A couple of years ago, the Nest Learning Thermostat was officially announced to much fanfare. Well, we are pleased to report that the Nest Learning Thermostat is still alive and kicking today, and not only that, it is also on the receiving end of an update for its app that runs on the Android mobile operating system. The release of this particular update is to add extra support for the Nest Protect smoke and carbon monoxide detector. For instance, the Protect will now be able to work with the Android app by offering status checks for sensors as well as multiple units in your connected home. If you so desire, one is able to include additional thermostats or smoke detectors directly right from the app for added convenience.
Apart from that, the entire app has received a makeover in its aesthetics, making it look extremely appealing to the eyes. The temperature will be set in a radial style in the same vein as that of an analog thermostat, and you are also able to schedule temperature timetables and look up on your energy usage, in addition to testing or silencing your alarms. Right now, it does seem as though the app functions in landscape mode, which is a bummer right from the get go.
Nest Learning Thermostat Receives A Major Update original content from Ubergizmo. 
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There are plenty of Internet controlled thermostats on the market today, including the Nest thermostat. The idea behind these gadgets is to allow users to control the climate system in their home using a smartphone from anywhere they can get online. UK utilities provider British Gas has unveiled its own remote control thermostat system called […]
Despite its internet connection, Nest’s Learning Thermostat has been a closed device so far — you’ve had to rely on Nest for new features and software. The company is opening up its platform with the announcement of a developer program. Programmers will soon get to build web apps that link the thermostat to other devices and services, such as home automation equipment. Nest won’t start the program until early 2014, but it’s already partnering with Control4; eventually, all of Control4’s apps and remotes will commandeer Nest hardware. If you’re interested in growing the ecosystem, you’ll find more details at the source link.
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