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Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online The Nest thermostat, created by the “Father of the iPod,” Tony Fadell, has made its way across the Internet as something of an oddity. It’s a gadget as beautiful as it is helpful, learning the way a family cools and heats their house, to ultimately one day be able to mimic these patterns without human interaction. It does this job with elegance, a simple black, round knob with silver bezel and a small, LED display, and can even...

Former Apple and Google engineers are launching a new company that will sell a new type of thermostat, "Nest Leaf". Nest Labs' new thermostat has a smart technology that learns owner's settings after a few days of being used. The Nest Leaf is also expected to be able to cut energy by 20 to 30 percent by simply having a set schedule. The new device is able to be networked through Wi-Fi so people can program it from an iOS or Android smartphone device. A motion sensor on the device...