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Who Needs A Smart Car When You Can Have A Smart Go-Kart?
In this day and age, we are adding technology to anything and everything we can get our hands on, one of the most accepted uses of technology is in our homes. The Nest system is designed to create a connected network of thermostats and smoke detectors, but one of Nests…
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Nest Being Turned Off By Glitch From 2015
Nest is a name that flies around these days, settling in homes all over the world. The little piece of hardware is designed to allow you remote and smart control of your heating, from detecting when you’re nearly home, to turning the temperature down while at work, the device is…
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Google Glass Not Dead, Just Being “Made Ready For Users”
Since Google pulled its Glass wearable device from the market back in January, many assumed that the project was effectively dead. But Erich Schmidt, Google’s Executive Chairman, insists that Glass is in a transitional phase to “make it ready for users,” under the guidance of Nest’s Tony Fadell. In an…
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Old Dropcams to Stop Working – Owners to Get New Model Free
In a surprising example of customer generosity, owners of the original Dropcam and Dropcam Echo, the earlier models of the easy-to-use Wi-Fi security cameras, will receive brand new models for absolutely no charge after the company announced that the older models will stop working. Yes, Dropcam, a company part of Nest which has…
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Tony Fadell, ‘Father’ of the iPod, Takes Control of Google Glass
Tony Fadell, creator of the Nest thermostat and ‘Father’ of the iPod, has been put in charge of the Google Glass project in an effort to resuscitate the ailing project. Glass is to become its own separate division, no longer a Google X experimental project, but is being taken off…
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You Can Now Control Your Thermostat With Your Voice
The Nest thermostat has received an update which allows it to be controlled via your voice. You can simply ask for a particular temperature and your thermostat will get to work on it. On an Android device or in the Google app on iOS, you can ask “OK Google, change temperature…
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Google Rumored To Be Looking Into Purchasing Wearable Tech Companies
It seems clear that Google does not want to deal in smartphone manufacturing, as seen in the recent Motorola Mobility sale. Latest news report that Google is planning to use Nest as its gadget hardware team, but a new report says that Google may also be looking at purchasing wearable…
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