Re: New thermostat from the man who designed the iPod

[Simon Haslam <simon_haslam@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

One thing that the Nest video makes a very good point about it that
most (90% I think they reckoned) people don't programme their thermostat
properly. I can believe that. Multi-room zone systems are far harder - so
much so that you really need a web page/app etc to make it easier. So I
expect there is some appeal to the general public for a control that you
just set by turning there and then, though I too worry about what if you
forget. The other thing it presumably relies on is a regular routine every
week.

The display on the Nest looks beautiful too - they have taken something
analogue & digitised it and in this case that seems to work, especially
with the control ring around the edge. That would make a very nice GUI for
the heating component of HA systems, and if you could have room sensors
like Nest (costing < $249 each of course) that would be even better.


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