Apparently several ex-Apple iPod engineers got together to find a new way to change the world, and of all things decided that what the world needed is a high end programmable thermostat that you don't have to program manually. The result is Nest Labs and the Nest thermostat, which is not only stylish as you would expect from anyone with Apple experience, but smarter than any thermostat I have ever seen. There is a very good review in engadget.
According to Nest, The Nest Learning Thermostat programs itself in a week using its six sensors, which track temperature, ambient light, humidity and motion, near and far. It knows, for instance, that no one is in the house after 8:30 am and that people are back after 5 pm. The Nest also detects you're at home, even if you're not normally at home at that time, or that you're not when you normally are. You can install multiple thermostats and they can communicate with each other. It also supports Wifi so you can control it from anywhere on the Internet. Really cool and it looks to me that this could reduce heating bills.
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Awesome looking thermostat. "The Boss" might even approve ;) I'm saving to renovate our top floor and the thermostat there will need to be replaced. The big problem is its 30 years old and is lacking wires for a modern thermostat. The floor between that and the furnace has already been redone... Would be awesome if the thermostat could connect via wifi to another device that is wired to the furnace(s). Thanks for sharing this!
Posted by: Darrin Maidlow | November 03, 2011 at 03:40 PM