Nest Archive
I love my ridiculous remote.
Written on October 9, 2015
in Geek Culture, Geek Home, Internet of Things, Product Reviews, Reviews, Technology

Update 12/20/2018: Logitech has disabled local APIs for their Harmony remote. I can no longer recommend this product. In the recent past, I scoffed at expensive remotes. I remember about five years ago, scoffing at my husband when he bought at $90 smart remote during a Woot Off (to be fair, it was
Nest Thermostat: Its Not For Techies
Written on September 18, 2015
in Geek Culture, Geek Home, Internet of Things, Product Reviews, Reviews, Technology

Note: This is about the second generation Nest. Google announced a newer one earlier this month with bigger screen and a more sensitive light sensor. As far as I can tell, those are the only differences. We bought a Nest thermostat on Black Friday last year, and now that I’ve had it