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#2In other words, Google wants to turn Nest into a platform for the house, some kind of Android equivalent. Looking forward to seeing their next steps. If I'm right, some kind of appstore I would imagine.
So far they've focused on big brands, if this fails it would be because of insufficient trust from developers, but Android shows people can look the other way if there's enough of an incentive.
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#3I can see the benefit if everything was connected and it was thoughtless integration the whole way through. I can't help but think about what it will take to get your own personal Internet of Things hooked up. Interoperability and a set of standards is pretty much the only way this vision will meet mass consumer adoption. If that is the case its too early to tell if Nest will be the winner, but it is clear they have a head start.
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#4We're looking at the first top-tier market adoption of a home automation system, albeit it amongst two, soon to be three, products and the opening salvo that'll really stir the pot with other players (Honeywell, Apple, et al.) and open wide the automation market for maturation.
I worked developing interfaces for bespoke home automation systems with a small company out of Georgia in the early 2000s (Listman, if anyone's even familiar with them; they were a blip on the radar later bought by Leviton but quite advanced for their day) but all of these were closed-circuit systems with a then-innovative iPaq to control their environment from afar.
How far the industry's finally become since those days with this announcement; actual platforms are finally here.
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#5In other words, Google wants to turn Nest into a platform for the house, some kind of Android equivalent. Looking forward to seeing their next steps. If I'm right, some kind of appstore I would imagine. So far they've focused on big brands, if this fails it would be because of insufficient trust from developers, but Android shows people can look the other way if there's enough of an incentive.
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#6We're looking at the first top-tier market adoption of a home automation system, albeit it amongst two, soon to be three, products and the opening salvo that'll really stir the pot with other players (Honeywell, Apple, et al.) and open wide the automation market for maturation. I worked developing interfaces for bespoke home automation systems with a small company out of Georgia in the early 2000s (Listman, if anyone…
Lol I was engineer number 6 there. Matt Campbell
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#7"Interesting" that they're avoiding supporting HomeKit. But given that the majority of Nest owners own iOS devices, it sure feels like a slap in the face.
Supporting HomeKit would allow Siri integration, but I suppose Google probably wants voice control to themselves.
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#8I am a little bit unenthusiastic about Nest integration into the Mercedes Benz where it tells Nest to warm up the house prior to arrival. What a waste of energy! Is it so difficult for physical human body to endure some discomfort while the house warms up? Imagine thousands of household doing something similar.
OK, there could be a use-case where the elderly is due to arrive home and needs the house to be at the right temperature for health reasons. But this is clearly not the use case being put forward by Nest. It uses s luxury Mercedes Benz and is spinning it for luxury market.
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#9We're looking at the first top-tier market adoption of a home automation system, albeit it amongst two, soon to be three, products and the opening salvo that'll really stir the pot with other players (Honeywell, Apple, et al.) and open wide the automation market for maturation. I worked developing interfaces for bespoke home automation systems with a small company out of Georgia in the early 2000s (Listman, if anyone…
Lol I was engineer number 6 there. Matt Campbell
Man, glad to reconnect; I remember you. Was there Mid-Late 2001 on the portal and handheld redesign/dev projects.
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#10I am a little bit unenthusiastic about Nest integration into the Mercedes Benz where it tells Nest to warm up the house prior to arrival. What a waste of energy! Is it so difficult for physical human body to endure some discomfort while the house warms up? Imagine thousands of household doing something similar. OK, there could be a use-case where the elderly is due to arrive home and needs the house to be at the righ…
> Is it so difficult for physical human body to endure some discomfort while the house warms up?
A person driving a Mercedes-Benz is probably not one to care about saving the half a dollar in energy consumption to pre-heat the living space. So, it's not difficult, but not not-difficult, either.