Newfangled NEST is Hot! Your home thermostat will now know you!!!

Article 5: Newfangled NEST is hot!  By Edward C. Baig

A new thermostat device that connects to Wi_Fi or via iPhone or iPad that also has technology of ‘learned behavior” of its home owner.

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/edwardbaig/story/2011-10-25/nest-thermostat-review/50917506/1   By Edward C. Baig

So leave it to the latest mother of invention to select the next common/uncommon device from right underneath of tech savvy noses and make it as hi-tech as it comes…the common boring (hasn’t been changed since Leave it to Beaver) thermostat. How many of us have the round dial mustard beige device circa 1960s or 70s device in our home. Heck even if you have a 80s or 90s home chances are your thermostat was non-descript.

So just as you iphone or ipad is loaded with apps so to soon the same level of water cooler dialogue will apply with your home thermostat. How’s that for office conversation, “have you downloaded that new app that links to Pepco, and issues alerts for too high of thermostat setting warning of increase of heating bill by 40%, I just love that!!! I keep my heat at 52 degrees! “.   And most importantly  how scary will it be when  thermostat automatically decreases the heating temperature by 5 degrees every 3.5 weeks of a  woman’s home because like clockwork she typically decreases the temp to adjust to her PMS symptoms.  Now that’s scary!   Personalization at its finest…soon there will be no more secrets to tell.

Article Snapshot Summary:

Unless heating or cooling is on your mind, there isn't much reason you'd turn to the digital Nest Learning Thermostat, either. Except that this is the coolest thermostat I've ever come across. Nest smashes any preconceived notions of what a thermostat ought to look like and how it should operate, whether you're in front of it or accessing it remotely from an iPhone or iPad. It takes advantage of cloud computing, and it learns from your behavior.

The $249 thermostat was created by Silicon Valley start-up Nest Labs, whose co-founder Tony Fadell used to be in charge of iPods at Apple. Fadell brings the Apple aesthetic to Nest.

Nest gets smarter over time based on the way you raise or lower the temperature when you come or go at different times. In a week's time, Nest will automatically turn down heating or cooling when you're not around. As part of the setup, you can select the high and low temperatures that your heating and cooling system will deliver while you're away. And if you're leaving for vacation, you can manually choose an "Away" setting.

During setup, you can connect Nest to your Wi-Fi network, then change your settings remotely — from the Web or via an app on an iPhone or iPad. (An Android app is due in December.)