While doing research on a completely different topic I ran
across a study that predicts smartphone usage will increase by 2600% by the
year 2020. If that is truly the
case what is in store for smartphone technology in our future?
Well, by 2020 smartphones are predicted to replace cash and credit cards as the preferred payment method. However, what I found most interesting is the advances in
gadgets that will save energy and pay for themselves in a relatively short time
such as the smart and Apple-esque thermostat designed by Apple alumni and
iPhone designer Tony Fadell.
As reported on Green Tech Media, Tony’s “Nest” thermostat distinguishes between radiant heat
systems, heat pumps, and forced air, with a thermostat profile optimized for
each system type. There are temperature sensors, humidity sensors, and
ambient light sensors. Power comes over existing thermostat wires, which makes
it compatible with 85 percent to 90 percent of American homes. The team wanted
to make the product beautiful but unobtrusive. It's fair to say that the team
succeeded -- the thermostat is a sleek piece of design that clearly betrays its
Apple roots.
Thermostats
need to turn off at night and turn off when we go away. They do not command the
emotional connection we have with smart phones. It will be an enormous
challenge for Nest to recreate the excitement of an entertainment product in a
utilitarian device like a thermostat. But these engineers have overcome
enormous challenges in the past.
--Dee Cox
2 comments:
I have just been searching for info about this topic for a while and yours is the best I have found out so far.
Bad esn iphone
Thank you, Steve we're glad the information was useful for you. Hopefully one of us will have the Nest device sooner than later and can provide an update to this story. Thanks for reading!
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