Just over a week ago I wouldn’t have believed you if you told me that I would be raving over a thermostat, but that’s exactly what I’ve been doing since I heard about Nest.
Nest, dubbed “the learning thermostat”, is probably one of the coolest gadgets (or hottest?) gadgets I’ve heard in quite a while. Sure, there are plenty of mobile devices that excite me, but the fact is that the demand for these mobile devices is such that you will see cool features left and right. Thermostats though are devices that seem to be stuck in time. This is perhaps one of the reasons why a new thermostat that smacks of innovation excites the geek in me; but enough about why I like the idea of an learning thermostat, and on to what it is exactly that makes this thermostat super cool.
Nest is called the learning thermostat not just for marketing purposes, but because it learns about your habits and preferences and is able to put the data it gathers into good use allowing you to save much on electricity. “Teaching” Nest to learn your habits is, however, no big deal since all you need to do is install it, answer a few basic questions (i.e. Should Nest start heating or cooling your home?), and then leave it alone to do the “learning” all by itself. Within a week, Nest should have come up with a schedule that is personalized to your needs. Even better, it adjusts the schedule to make it even more personalized as it gets more information about your daily, weekly, even monthly habits as time passes. In short, this thermostat programs itself.
You can also access Nest from anywhere using your mobile phone via the Nest mobile app, or on a PC connected to the Internet and adjust the thermostat anytime you want to. You can use the app to manage all thermostats at home if you opt to get one for each room, or even for thermostats located in different houses. And as for updates, there’s no need to do anything since Nest also automatically downloads and installs updates as long as it is connected to your Wi-Fi.
The Nest is already available for pre-order in the US for $249 with pre-orders limited to 5 units per person.
Photos courtesy of Nest
No Comments Yet | Posted by Hannah at 7:31 pm under Gadgets, Home & Garden, Wireless
Freebies are loved by all, and if we talk about the tech savvy people, they would always love to have free software or the free apps. However there are numerous free apps and software available in the market today but not all of them are good. Some work well but some may even crash down your system.
Lets talk about some free apps available for the latest gadgets running on iOS like iPad, iPod and iPhone. Though all the free apps for the iOS devices are available on iStore but still not everybody is aware of them and thus I thought to share some of the great free app for your iPhone. Selecting the best app from the huge bundle of apps is indeed a tricky job, and if you are worried about the same, you are at the right place now. Apart from the iStore, there are many good and reputed websites in the market which provide the free downloadable apps for the iPhones. Some of such websites are mentioned here in this piece of writing. Keep on reading.
1. FreeAppAlert
After clicking on this website, you can find numerous latest apps in one place and also in well mannered way. This makes your efforts easier to navigate the website and look at their database of any particular apps, which is set free for the customers easily. One excellent thing about this site is that it is updated daily. So register and get email alerts at the coming of new free apps. [Read more →]
No Comments Yet | Posted by noemi at 10:44 pm under General
This is a 3D generation now, everyone want to have 3D device whether it is a LCD, DVD’s – no one want lower than that especially regarding movies and games. This was the reason that Nintendo conducted a press conference to exhibit their plans and recent developments in the field of 3DS. The given proposal is strong enough but weaker in sales, as more and outstanding sales were expected. The pricing do ever has been spurred acceptance. This update and innovation appears like a holdover, though big and popular games are yet to be released. The gamers always welcome to the innovative ideas to improve and boost up enjoyment.
This latest update has brought up inventive options for the camera. The user can easily make recordings of about 10 minutes of the 3D movies. This camera also has the benefit of capturing multi shots in one second, time-lapse shots or can capture stop motion. This camera also gives facility to shift your data to latest 3DS. The experts are doing lots of attempts and hard work for giving unique makeover to few classic games in 3DS. Kirby’s Adventure and Kid Icarus will soon gain an additional dimension and makeover as the Xevious and Excitebike have. 3D effect will give these games more height and demand. Blaster Master and Metroid Games are also near to this unique world. Mario kart 7 has also been transformed into to 3DS. This 3D themed game is a multiplayer game, 8 players can participate in this. This amazing game runs at 60 frames /second, giving capacity to jump to game of your friend. [Read more →]
No Comments Yet | Posted by noemi at 10:24 pm under General
Finding the right balance between what your teenager wants in a computer and what you can afford is a tough thing to do. Of course your teenager would love to have the fastest PC on the block, but that may not always be within the means of your budget. You have to think in terms of what’s practical.
Laptop vs. Desktop
Many people these days are eschewing the traditional computer, monitor, keyboard, mouse set-up in favor of an all-in-one laptop. Laptops are great for your budget because you can forgo buying all the accessories. The one downside is that you do need a home wireless network to access the Internet. Technology has now reached a point that laptops are more than powerful enough for average computer users. [Read more →]
No Comments Yet | Posted by noemi at 8:36 am under General
With everyone raving over iPhone 4S and Siri, and not everyone willing to part with their relatively newly bought iPhone 4, it was only a matter of time before someone thought of finding a way to get Siri to run on older iPhone models.
Well it seems that that someone is Steve Troughton-Smith of Dublin, Ireland. 9to5Mac reported that Troughton-Smith, who has been working exclusively with them to find a way to port Siri on the iPhone 4, has been successful at the task.
In the video showing an iPhone 4 with the iPhone4S’ Siri and Springboard files ported in, it is plain to see that it is indeed possible for Siri to work on the older iPhone 4 model. This then puts into question why Apple just doesn’t allow iPhone4 users to download Siri or at least go to Apple Centers for an upgrade, saving everyone valuable money (except Apple of course), and lessening the environmental impact that switching to newer phone models always lead to (Oh the waste!).
According to 9to5Mac, the port is still not flawless since Apple does not authenticate “commands to its servers from the iPhone 4 hardware”, which is obviously unlikely to happen anytime soon. Siri’s voice is also “sluggish” on the iPhone 4 compared to the iPhone 4S, due to a GPU driver that is lacking in the older phone model. They, however, say that they are working on making the Siri iPhone4 port better, which results is something we really look forward to.
No Comments Yet | Posted by Hannah at 12:36 pm under Cellphones, Gadgets
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