Use Your iPhone To Control This Thermostat

In a report published today by PCMag, iPhone users found out there is a new gadget out there meant to improve the comfort in their homes: Nest Learning Thermostat.
The device is programmable by iPhone and looks like an iPod with the well-known click wheel. Understandably, if we think that Nest co-founder is Tony Fandell, one of the lead minds involved in iPod’s creation. Nest Thermostat is a round metal dial with a circular color LCD screen that allows the users to adjust temperature by twisting the wheel or by pressing it like a button. It can be programmed to automatically change the temperature according to a predefined schedule.
But if it is too much bother for the user to adjust the settings all the time, Nest Thermostat is Learning, as its name shows. The device draws its own conclusions from the settings used during a week, tracking all the temperature changes, remembers these settings and automatically does the changes later on.

A special feature allows the users notice if the temperature is in save energy mode, as in this case a green leaf appears on the display. In addition, an Auto-Away setting kicks in prolonged users’ absence and lowers the heating or the cooling. The display shows heating and cooling active with red or blue colours. The installation is supposed to take about 20 minutes by the average user, so no professional help is required.
But, the best feature is Nest Learning Thermostat’s ability to connect to home Wi-Fi network to allow users to program it with their smartphone, tablet or computer.
This new gadget is available next month for the recommended price of $249. Nest site already encourages interested users to pre-order their smart thermostat.