RE: Re: Anyone else fallen in love with the Nest thermostat.

["White, Peter" <peter.white@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Actually I think it appeals to people who want simplicity in their
technology, so I think that encompasses more than the iPhone generation. 
I've got 2 zones in my house (and that's only because a single unit
wouldn't be able to cool the entire house), and I've yet to be in any other
house over here with more than that.  I agree, there's a lot more savings
to be got from only cooling/heating the rooms you care about, but that kind
of capability (and mentality) is a million miles away for the vast majority
of US households.  There's other sophisticated controllers from Honeywell
(who are suing Nest), but the key here is simplicity.  Nest is only a
start, but by normal standards over here, it's a big leap, and if making
something pretty and functional causes people to make that leap, it's a
Good Thing.

From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Simon
Haslam
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 10:40 AM
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: Anyone else fallen in love with the Nest
thermostat.



The Nest is undoubtedly a pretty piece of kit designed to appeal to the
iPhone generation, but it's only really scratching at the surface compared
to multi-zoned systems. That said awareness from consumers that improved
controls are beneficial will hopefully start to encourage more
manufacturers to make better products. If only they could be
interoperable.. (OpenTherm being somewhat closed).

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