How the Nest Learning Thermostat learns

See how the Nest Learning Thermostat learns about you and your home.

This video shows you how Nest is different from programmable thermostats; how it saves energy and learns your schedule. Find out how you can control Nest from a phone or laptop and see how much you saved in Energy History. Learn more about the Nest Learning Thermostat at http://www.nest.com.

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[David Gian-Cursio]

The video seems a little biased towards cooler climates. I live in Florida, so for at least eight months out of the year, turning the thermostat down when I leave the house would be an awful idea for saving energy.

I get the concept, it just gave me pause.

[Nest]

Yep, it's November, so we figured talking about warming up the house made more sense. We'll feature tips for warmer climates on our blog in the coming months.

[dfels]

Hmmm. This is extremely cool and I definitely WANT. However, I am a bit concerned by what this thing does. It has detectors that monitor when you are coming and going from your house. It has your WiFi address and zip code, so it has a fairly good idea of where you live. All of this information is now available to the Nest company.

This is potentially a whole new level of privacy violation. All we need now is for the Nest company to make a deal with Facebook (like Spotify).

[Nest]

We're aware of privacy concerns and will absolutely not sell off your info. There's more info in our privacy policy on nest.com.

[AMagicalHoers]

Then one day, you try to change the temperature, and it says to you, "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that."

[stranac1]

I own one new generation of nest, this product is excellent and to be honest with you I can care less what kind of information they have they don't have my social # for shure!! what privacy you are talking about.

[theanimaster]

I live here in Thailand and my family's always been so power-efficient we unplug everything when not in use.

I'm moving to the States soon however. Could someone tell me if I'd save more money by cutting off power completely (ie unplugging stuff so there's no idle-power drain) or would it actually consume more power to heat a room from stone-cold or cool a room from baking-hot temperatures? I'm old school. I don't mind waiting.

[David Sanftenberg]

The grandparent is correct, this is a privacy nightmare waiting to happen. I'm not concerned that you won't sell my data, but rather I'm concerned that someone will steal it.

Exact knowledge of when I'm home and when I'm not is a burglar's wet dream, and all it takes is some hackers posting this info on bindrop.

It really should be possible to anonymize it with hashing.

[zoebiflap1]

Smart, but how does Nest factor in the seasons?

[TheEgg185]

$250 for a thermostat? fuck that. I'll save MORE money by just not buying this fuckin thing. lol

[nestthermostatreview]

Good thermostat

[Clark White]

There's also the issue of someone (very easily) hacking the WiFi.

[Victor Zimmer]

Really? Are you worried about people knowing your location? Why?

And your temperature? :P

[TB674]

Silly nest, I'm always hot.