Google has unveiled its first new Nest Thermostat hardware in three years – just in time for the Christmas rush, ready to tweak your heating and your air-con based on your usage habits.
The big change here isn’t so much in design or feature set, but in pricing. Launching in North America and Canada for pre-order on October 12 (we’re still waiting on global availability), it’ll be priced at just $130, a significant saving over the $169 RRP of the Thermostat E.
With the added value on energy monitoring savings a smart thermostat can bring, that’s a decent long-term saving to be had.
Sleek, colorful design
If anything, the new Nest Thermostat 2020 model has a stripped-back design. Now coming in four colors – white, a warm pink, dark grey and a very pale green – it doesn’t need a common wire for set up, making use of a pair of AA cell batteries for back up.
The smart thermostat has a “smooth mirror” display for keeping an eye on temperatures and heating routines, but it isn’t a touchscreen. Instead, taps and swipes on the side of the new Nest Thermostat let you control its functions – and you can of course use its accompanying smartphone app, or speak to it using a smart voice assistant like the Google Assistant.
Source: techradar.com