Nest is costing Google a lot of money to take the smart home fight to Amazon
One consequence of Google repatriating Nest is that we now get a picture of how much money the company is making – and the answer is that it’s costing Google a ton of money. Four years after Google...
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The week in smart home: Another shocker for Nest as it goes down… again
It was a week in which our digital assistants got smarter – albeit with slightly different approaches. Google is tapping into AI to make its news bulletins better, but Amazon wants you to help Alexa...
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Nest Learning Thermostat v Nest Thermostat E: Two Nests enter, one leaves
For a long while, if you wanted a Nest Learning Thermostat there was only one option available. That meant you had to pay a fairly high price to get yourself one of the best smart thermostats in the...
View ArticlePlease start using a password that doesn’t suck, Nest tells users
Nest is telling customers to step up their security, in an email issued by Google’s smart home lead Rishi Chandra. The email doesn’t specifically say why Nest users should further fortify their...
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Meri is a super-cheap smart thermostat that’s gunning for Nest
There’s (another) new smart thermostat on the block, but this time it’s under $100. California-based Momentum, manufacturers of inexpensive smart home cameras, has added the Meri Wi-Fi Thermostat to...
View ArticleIFTTT doesn’t want you to migrate from Nest to Google just yet
IFTTT has fired out a warning to users about migrating their Nest accounts over to Google, telling them that if they make the jump all of their Nest-based IFTTT applets will stop working. For example,...
View ArticleThis is the new Nest Thermostat – and it’s the cheapest one yet
This is the new Nest Thermostat, the latest smart heating device from Google; a device that is cheaper and more cheerful (thanks to those slick new colors) than its predecessors. Likely to replace the...
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Philips Hue pulls the plug on Nest smart home compatibility
We’ve all known for a long time now that the Works with Nest program was on its last legs but now we’re starting to see signs of its life-support machine being switched off. If you fire up the Philips...
View ArticleBrilliant Smart Control back in the game with Nest
Great news for Brilliant Smart Home Control users, Google has enabled the Nest API’s once again, bringing Nest Thermostat back into the mix for the first time in 18 months. When Google killed the...
View ArticleAbode adds Nest integration to the smart security mix
Smart security specialist Abode has reintroduced Google Nest integrations directly into the Abode app. By syncing up your Google Home account with your Abode app you’ll be able to add your Nest Cam...
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