Apple now selling Nest Learning Thermostat
The Nest Learning Thermostat has found a new home with the folks at Apple.The company better known for iPhones and iPads is now selling the high-tech thermostat in its online store for $249.95. But the Nest is unlike conventional thermostats.As befits the term "learning," the Nest can learn and remember your preferred temperatures to automatically keep things cool or warm. It turns itself off when your house is empty. And it taps into the power of remote control, letting you change the temperature from anywhere via your iPhone, iPad, Android device, or Mac.This is the second latest sales scoop for Nest. The company announced just yesterday that it's branching out into Canada. Customers can also buy the thermostat through Nest's online store.Related storiesNest Learning Thermostat reviewNest thermostat coming to Apple retail stores soon, report saysNest Labs burns through thermostat ordersBut why Apple as a vendor?The group that created the thermostat was led by Tony Fadell, one of the brains behind the original iPod and iPhone. The gadget itself incorporates much of the "DNA" found in Apple devices.The company also recently hired Apple's former chief intellectual property officer, Richard Lutton Jr., a potentially savvy move because Nest is in the middle of a patent infringement suit filed against it by Honeywell.This content is rated TV-MA, and is for viewers 18 years or older. Are you of age?YesNoSorry, you are not old enough to view this content.Play
