Google Buys Smart Alarm & Thermostat Firm Nest
Google has paid $3.2 billion to buy a company that makes high-tech smoke alarms and thermostats. The purchase of Nest suggests Google wants to have more involvement in non-traditional Internet-connected devices. Nest launched in 2011 with a Wi-Fi controlled thermostat system. Although you can program it or manually alter it in the same way as […]