Background
Jobs wont be remembered for his visionary genius within the changes in lifestyle his technology brought to the media and music genres, but also for his creative team. One example is Tony Fadell, the hardware engineer that approached Apple with the original idea of ipod. Ipod did for music what the Mac did for computers. Both brought technology to some more impressive range. Considering that the iPods introduction in 2001, it has evolved many times. Over 8 years Fadell led the team that produced 18 generations of the iPod and three versions with the iPhone.
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When Fadell left Apple in 2008 he promised Jobs which he wouldnt contend with Apple. Fadell took time off to evaluate which new idea would excite his creativity again enough to bring him out of retirement. True to his word, on October 25, 2011 Fadell revealed the project he and the copartner, former iPhone software manager Matt Rogers, have been developing for the past Eighteen months. So what exactly is this new revolutionary product? A thermostat. Yes, thats correct, a thermostat. But this is no ordinary thermostat. This is actually the iPod of thermostats. When building his green home, Fadell found a lower than impressive selection of thermostats, even high-end options. He researched and located that a properly programmed thermostat can total a 20% energy savings and a change of a single degree can cut energy costs by 5%. Approximately 50% of a homes energy bill is controlled by a thermostat. How come it have to be an ugly beige box around the wall? With these facts and the engineering knowledge, he formed the Nest Labs and developed the Nest learning thermostat.
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Aesthetic style and Hidden Functions Menu
Just like ipod and iPhone, Fadell adds a unique aesthetic style towards the simple round dial made from top quality stainless-steel rings which reflects the light and color around it. The rings act as a dial which can be turned right of left to be able to manually adjust the temperature up or down. The key menu is cleverly hidden. So that you can access the key menu, the black button in the centre is tapped and the menu lights up. The menu includes an away function that enables for optimum energy savings when the user isnt in the home. Fadell incorporated the smart phone technology that allows remote access from an iPhone or ipad app.
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Learning Program and Savings
Instead of a programmable program that only around 10% of shoppers bother to set, he designed a more user-friendly interface learning program. After gathering pattern information, this system eventually programs itself with little input in the user. The green leaf is really a visual feedback that displays when heating or cooling wisely. Once the temperature is initially set through the user, the thermostat will adjust itself by a virtually undetectable 1 or 2 degrees producing a 5 - 10% instant energy savings. The Nest includes five different sensors - temperature, humidity, light, near field and field. The sensors can sense when the user is a home, sunlight from windows, and room lighting. The second two sensors act just like the motion sensor of a home security system.
