Monday, January 13, 2014

Google buys Nest Labs, a specialist in automation for 3.2 ... - Clubic.com

Posted by Guillaume Belfiore Monday, January 13, 2014

Google announced that it completed the acquisition of the company Nest Labs, specializing in the installation of home automation systems.

Founded in 2010 by two former Apple engineers, including Tony Fadell, the creator of iPod, the company Nest Labs became known modernizing some household objects and adding a designer touch to the field of automation. The company therefore came under the fold of Google ads that have paid no less than $ 3.2 billion. It is therefore one of the most expensive acquisitions made by the firm in Mountain View, behind Motorola Mobility for $ 12.5 billion and to Double Click ($ 3.1 billion) or YouTube (1.6 billion).

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Nest Labs has designed an intelligent thermostat that can automatically adjust the temperature of a room according to the timetable of its occupant. The company explained that most of the time, thermostats are used to set the temperature when you enter a room but we often forget to turn it off when leaving. The device is able to evolve as and its use to save energy. It may also is remotely controlled via a mobile application.

The second product sold by Nest Labs is a smoke detector warning the inhabitants of the home rate of carbon monoxide or accurately locating the origin of smoke in case of positive detection. It sports a color code according to the gravity of the situation and the mechanism is disabled with a wave of the hand. This unit can also be controlled via a mobile terminal.

The question is how Google will integrate the team of Nest Labs. In 2011, the California firm launched its initiative called Android @ Home automation to deploy its Android system beyond the smartphone. Last month we learned further that the Californian firm had invested heavily in the field of robotics by buying 7 specialized companies.

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