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Google buys smart thermostat maker Nest for $3.2 billion

/ 14 January, 2014

google-buying-nest-for-32-billionGoogle has acquired Nest, a company that makes a home thermostat that can be programmed from mobile phones, for US$3.2 billion in cash, Google said on Monday.

The founders of Nest, Tony Fadell and Matt Rogers, “have built a tremendous team that we are excited to welcome into the Google family,” Google CEO Larry Page spain female viagra said.

The transaction, Google said, is expected to close in the next few months.

Nest confirmed the deal with a Twitter message, saying “Nest will stay Nest.” Nest launched in 2011, and will continue under the leadership of Fadell, Google said.

Nest’s products include a home thermostat and a smoke and carbon monoxide alarm, which are designed to “learn” from users’ habits. “Most people leave the house at one temperature and forget to change it,” Nest says This is one of my favorite products of all time. And your price is what keeeps me coming back. Order cialis online, the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) inspects Internet pharmacies and awards a "VIPPS" seal to those that meet its criteria. on the website of its thermostat. “The Nest Learning Thermostat learns your schedule, programs itself and can be controlled from your phone.”

Nest’s data could give Google a massive stream of information about what people do in their homes. It could also advance the company’s aims to become a stronger fixture in homes, which it is already attempting through hardware like its Chromecast media streaming device buy levitra and Chromebook laptops.