Is the Nest Protect fire alarm giving users false alarms?
Late last September it was rumored that a smart smoke/carbon monoxide detector would join the now Google-owned Nest line of…
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Google acquires smart thermostat maker Nest for $3.2 billion in cash, Father of iPod now Google employee
Google has confirmed in a press release that it is acquiring Nest Labs, the company behind Nest smart thermostats and…
Google tells the SEC it could soon be serving ads on thermostats and other devices (Update: Google says no ad-based Nest)
Those who expressed concern about Google’s acquisition of Nest may have have been right: the company has told the Securities and Exchange Commission…
Apple’s home automation system will be less of a hub, more of a ‘made for iPhone’ program
As first reported on Monday, Apple is said to be preparing a home automation system for debut at WWDC next…
Apple’s HomeKit partner Honeywell launches Lyric smart thermostat Nest competitor
With Apple stepping into the home automation arena by way of offering closer device integration through its new HomeKit API announced…
iPodFather Tony Fadell discusses the recent death of the iPod classic
When Apple quietly pulled the iPod classic from its online store the day of the iPhone 6 event earlier this…
Apple marketing chief Schiller unfollows Nest & Tony Fadell on Twitter following Google deal
Only a few days after “father of the iPod” Tony Fadell agreed to sell thermostat and smoke detector maker Nest…
Any data gathered by Google-owned Nest devices will be “transparent and opt-in,” says Tony Fadell
Photo: websummit.net Nest CEO and ‘father of the iPod’ Tony Fadell has responded to data privacy concerns expressed after the company was acquired…
Tony Fadell and his largely ex-Apple team to become Google’s core hardware designers
‘Father of the iPod’ Tony Fadell (right) and the rest of the Nest team will become Google’s “core hardware group,” working on a…
Apple hires former Nest exec & Google X co-founder to work on health initiatives
According to a report from Fortune and her LinkedIn profile, Apple has recently hired former Nest executive and co-founder of Google X Yoky Matsuoka….
Smart thermostat war heats up as Apple starts selling Nest competitor Ecobee3
Although Apple continues to offer the Nest Learning Thermostat and Nest Protect despite Google’s acquisition of the smart device company,…