InfoAnda - iPod godfather builds new Nest in Silicon Valley |

Pakistanis angry over detentions in Times Sq. case
Monday, May 24, 2010
ISLAMABAD – Relatives of three men detained by Pakistan for alleged links to the suspect in the attempted Times Square bombing say the men are innocent.
They

Taiwan denies boycotting Australian film festival
Thursday, August 6, 2009

AFP - Thursday, August 6TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan's Beijing-friendly government on Wednesday denied boycotting an Australian film festival amid a row over the e

Merkel's support dips, regional ally resigns International
Thursday, September 3, 2009

By Sarah Marsh and Noah Barkin

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a double blow on Thursday as a senior party ally in east German

Minister seeks closure of anti-Berlusconi websites
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
ROME (AFP) - – The Italian government moved Tuesday to close down Internet sites encouraging further violence against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who

Asian markets mixed after Wall Street rally
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

By ELAINE KURTENBACH,AP Business Writer AP - Wednesday, March 18SHANGHAI - Asia's stock market rally seemed to be running out of steam Wednesday, despite an

Malaysia's school for pregnant teens opens | 21 September 2010
Colombian government, FARC rebels to meet in Cuba in mid-November | | 18 October 2012
Cisco offers early retirement as it revamps | | 29 April 2011

Taiwan 'to probe illegal migrant workers' after deaths | 2 October 2010

Forum Views () Forum Replies ()

Read more with google mobile : iPod godfather builds new Nest in Silicon Valley |

Edition: U.S. Africa Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom Home Business Business Home Economy Technology Media Small Business Green Business Legal Deals Earnings Summits Business Video Markets Markets Home U.S. Markets European Markets Asian Markets Global Market Data Indices M&A Stocks Bonds Currencies Commodities Futures Funds peHUB World World Home U.S. Brazil China Euro Zone Japan Mexico Russia Afghan Journal Africa Journal India Insight Global News Journal Pakistan: Now or Never? World Video Politics Politics Home Front Row Washington Politics Video Technology Technology Home MediaFile Science Tech Video Opinion Opinion Home Chrystia Freeland Felix Salmon Jack Shafer Breakingviews David Rohde Bernd Debusmann Gregg Easterbrook Nader Mousavizadeh James Saft David Cay Johnston Edward Hadas Christopher Whalen Ian Bremmer Mohamed El-Erian Lawrence Summers Susan Glasser The Great Debate Newsmaker Money Money Home Analyst Research Global Investing MuniLand Reuters Money Blog John Wasik Unstructured Finance Alerts Watchlist Portfolio Stock Screener Fund Screener Personal Finance Video Life & Culture Health Sports Arts Faithworld Business Traveler Left Field Entertainment Oddly Enough Lifestyle Video Pictures Pictures Home Reuters Photographers Full Focus Video Article Comments (0) Follow Reuters Facebook Twitter RSS YouTube Read Tebow debate rages on despite comeback heroics 24 Oct 2011 Vatican calls for global authority on economy, raps “idolatry of the market” 24 Oct 2011 Libya gives Gaddafi inglorious secret burial | 11:40am EDT Netflix plummets on weak outlook, downgrades 11:41am EDT Wall St. down on rising concerns over Europe | 11:17am EDT Discussed 284 Obama to announce help on housing, student loans 159 Gaddafi captured as he fled Sirte: NTC official 129 Strike shuts down Greece before austerity vote Watched Chinese robots display ping-pong prowess Sun, Oct 23 2011 Video purports to show Gaddafi capture Mon, Oct 24 2011 Gaddfi body removed for burial Mon, Oct 24 2011 iPod godfather builds new Nest in Silicon Valley Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Feeble Windows holds back Microsoft profit Thu, Oct 20 2011 Motorola revives brand with slim Droid Razr Tue, Oct 18 2011 Apple's iPhone draws hordes again, powers shares Fri, Oct 14 2011 Google jumps as investors cheer mobile growth Fri, Oct 14 2011 Fans queue for Steve Jobs' last iPhone Fri, Oct 14 2011 Analysis & Opinion The Apple doesn’t fall far from the threes What’s in store for Dropbox after receiving a big pile of cash Related Topics Technology » Media » By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO | Tue Oct 25, 2011 9:21am EDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Tony Fadell, known as the godfather of the iPod, has made a new gadget with the help of a small army of engineers and designers from Apple Inc and other tech giants including Google Inc and Microsoft Corp. Instead of the next hot digital media device, Fadell on Tuesday unveiled a new thermostat designed by Nest Labs, a company he started in 2010 with former iPhone software manager Matt Rogers. Thermostats aren't an obvious market for a former Apple designer to tackle. But Fadell thinks there will be demand for a device that is cool and often sits in prominent areas of people's homes. "We want to treat these devices as desirable consumer electronics," Fadell said. "Dyson made vacuums sexy." Some of the largest venture capital investors in Silicon Valley agree. Nest counts Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Google Ventures and Shasta Ventures among its investors. Fadell said the investment was "significant" but declined to be more specific. TOP ENGINEERS Several top engineers left big tech companies to join Nest. Shige Honjo, a former program manager for Apple's iPhone, is a vice president in program management at Nest. Yoky Matsuoka, a MacArthur fellow and former head of innovation at Google, is vice president of technology at Nest. Lee Mighdoll, former vice president for engineering at Twitter and director of engineering at Microsoft, is also working at Nest, along with David Sloo, also from Microsoft. In all, Nest has roughly 100 employees, including interns. GLASS CIRCLE The product they came up with is a round, brushed metal device with a convex glass circle in the middle that displays the temperature and changes color depending on the color of the wall it is on. The front of the thermostat turns, so the device is, in effect, all dial. The device senses when room lights are on, or when sun light is particularly strong. It also senses movement, so if people are away from their home for a certain time, it automatically turns down heating or cooling. It tracks users' behavior too and uses the information to project heating and cooling patterns into the future, according to Fadell. For example, if users turn the thermostat down at night two nights in a row, the system will start turning the temperature down every night at that same time and to the same level, Fadell explained. It's wirelessly connected, so the device's software can be updated seamlessly. Temperatures can be set remotely from an iPhone or Internet browser. AIMING BIG Fadell declined to say how many thermostats Nest has made. But he's aiming big, noting that there are about 250 million thermostats installed in the United States and roughly 10 million sold a year in the country. The Nest thermostat will sell for $249 online and through retailers including Best Buy, Fadell said. Nest also has distribution agreements with electricians and contractors, who often install thermostats. The company has an agreement with Watsco Inc, the largest distributor of heating, air conditioning and refrigeration products in the United States. (Editing by Steve Orlofsky) Technology Media Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above. Social Stream (What's this?) Edition: U.S. Africa Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom Back to top Reuters.com Business Markets World Politics Technology Opinion Money Pictures Videos Site Index Legal Bankruptcy Law California Legal New York Legal Securities Law Support & Contact Contact Us Advertise With Us Connect with Reuters Twitter Facebook LinkedIn RSS Podcast Newsletters Mobile About Privacy Policy Terms of Use Our Flagship financial information platform incorporating Reuters Insider An ultra-low latency infrastructure for electronic trading and data distribution A connected approach to governance, risk and compliance Our next generation legal research platform Our global tax workstation Thomsonreuters.com About Thomson Reuters Investor Relations Careers Contact Us Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile, and interactive television platforms. Thomson Reuters journalists are subject to an Editorial Handbook which requires fair presentation and disclosure of relevant interests. NYSE and AMEX quotes delayed by at least 20 minutes. Nasdaq delayed by at least 15 minutes. For a complete list of exchanges and delays, please click here.

Other News on Tuesday, 25 October 2011
Second blast hits Kenyan capital, one dead |
U.S. discusses new Iran sanctions with EU allies |
Israel, Egypt agree to prisoner swap |
U.S. says N. Korea talks positive, issues remain |
Yemen's Saleh welcomes U.N. resolution on power shift |
Netflix warns of Q1 loss, Q4 drop in DVD customers |
Oracle to beef up cloud offer with RightNow buy |
Steve Jobs book may be Amazon's 2011 top seller |
China Mobile says has 10 million iPhone users |
Steve Jobs and Apple skewered on New York stage |
Prosecution rests in Michael Jackson doctor trial |
Justin Bieber, Usher release Mistletoe duet |
Janet Jackson interrupts Australian tour to be with family |
Vince Gill explores truth and fiction in new album |
Reviewers praise new Steve Jobs biography |
Libya's NTC says buried Gaddafi at dawn: report |
Islamists claim win in Tunisia's Arab Spring vote |
Rescue workers battle to find Turkish quake survivors |
N.Korea's Kim calls for nuclear talks, doubts on uranium |
Napoli stars as Rangers top Cardinals; take 3-2 World Series edge
Can A Small Business Insurance Marketplace Take Root In Florida?
U.S. increases food aid to Horn of Africa |
Strauss-Kahn immunity claim meritless: accuser |
U.S. to have robust presence in Iraq through embassy network
Bill Gates to urge G20 not turn backs on poor |
Saudi Arabia to bury Prince Sultan |
Afghans rally behind policeman's rare act of bravery |
Penalized in China, Wal-Mart reopens Chongqing stores |
Zynga's IPO due week before Thanksgiving: sources |
The emperor of Olympus, protector no longer |
Bubbly's voice tweets to expand from Asia |
Judge says no to Sprint request for AT&T documents |
Canon cuts outlook on Thai floods, strong yen |
Groupon sues former sales managers who joined Google |
AU Optronics Q3 loss widens, cuts capex further |
Nokia push to help Microsoft in Europe: analysts |
Reviewers praise new Steve Jobs biography |
Prosecution rests in Michael Jackson doctor trial |
Robin Williams marries for third time |
Pan-Asian girl band looks to Snoop Dogg for help |
Thailand calls holiday to allow escape from floods |
Yemen calls truce, explosions heard |
New rules to help 1 million American homeowners refinance mortgages
Netflix loses 800,000 subscribers in Q3 due to aborted service split
Israel government approves Grapel prisoner swap with Egypt |
Deportation of Zimbabweans tearing families apart
A cookbook of the hungry in restive Yemen
Gaddafi, son buried at secret desert grave
Western aid workers kidnapped in Somalia: agency |
Turkish forces target PKK Iraq camp: sources |
Analysis: Is Ahmadinejad Iran's last president? |
Developing rats given antidepressants show signs of autism spectrum disorders
Hurricane Rina now a Category 2 storm
Burmese displacement continues unabated, report says
Wal-Mart apologizes for pork label scandal in China
Three U.S. companies issue recalls because of listeria concerns
Netflix plummets on weak outlook, downgrades |
Ex-Olympus CEO says in contact with FBI |
Zynga's IPO due week before Thanksgiving: sources |
iPod godfather builds new Nest in Silicon Valley |
Hutchison 3G interested in Orange Austria: source |
Corrected: Judge says no to Sprint request for AT&T documents |
Boyz II Men still making music after 20 years |
Pan-Asian girl band looks to Snoop Dogg for help |
Russia's Bolshoi Theatre set for grand reopening |
Neglected zombies get their time ... in the shade |
Steve Jobs and Apple skewered on New York stage |
Arab films showcase turbulent, redemptive year |
Greece at new risk of being pushed off euro
Bodies of missing Tenn. mom, Jo Ann Bain, and daughter found
Female Breasts Are Bigger Than Ever
AMD Trinity Accelerated Processing Units Now in Volume Production
The Avengers (2012 film), made the second biggest opening- and single-day gross of all-time
AMD to Start Production of piledriver
Ivy Bridge Quad-Core, Four-Thread Desktop CPUs
Islamists Protest Lady Gaga's Concert in Indonesia
Japan Successfully Broadcasts an 8K Signal Over the Air
ECB boosts loans to 1 trillion Euro to stop credit crunch
Egypt : Mohammed Morsi won with 52 percent
What do you call 100,000 Frenchmen with their hands up
AMD Launches AMD Embedded R-Series APU Platform
Fed Should not Ignore Emerging Market Crisis
Fed casts shadow over India, emerging markets
Why are Chinese tourists so rude? A few insights

USD EUR - 1 year graph		BlogMeter 1.01