Who says my thermostat needs to be ugly
Key Takeaways
Thermostats are boring.
You stick them on the wall, and they keep your house warm or cool.
The engineers at Google have tackled one of the biggest and most expensive issues in heating your house.
Why bother to blast the furnace or the AC if theres no one home?
This thermostat is for people who buy into Googles design philosophy of less is more.
It also sports a slick looking design and a revamped interface.
Im surprisingly excited to give it a try when it becomesavailable for pre-order.
A Beautiful Thermostat?
I never realized before how ugly the thermostat on my wall is.
By contrast, the Nest looks like it landed in a stylish alien spaceship.
Itll fit right into your life if youre a Google person.
A nifty mirrored lens complements the sleek look.
The Nest uses the same radar-basedSoli monitoring technologythat Google baked into the Pixel 4.
This tech allows the Nest Thermostat to know when youre standing in front of it without using motion sensors.
The Nests smarts dont stop there.
The Google Home app allows you to create custom schedules for the Nest.
In return, the app claims to send you ideas on how to reduce your heating and cooling costs.
Smart Thermostats Abound
The Nest faces stiff competition.
There are plenty of smart thermostats on the market that do tricks like responding to your voice.
Google has added a sensor that can tell if people are inside the house or a specific room.
Unlike many smart thermostats, theMysa Smart Thermostat($139) claims to work with electric baseboard heaters.
Getting excited about a new thermostat can be tough, but the new Nest actually could be a game-changer.
Im ready to replace my old thumb dial thermostat with Googles latest.
