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With exec departures and reorg, Nest is growing up
About a year ago, Google said it would pay $3.2 billion for Nest, a company that had sold fewer than a million…
Read MoreGlass leaves Google X labs, team will report to Nest CEO Tony Fadell
Google Glass is growing up. On Thursday, Google confirmed that it is planning to take its computerized eyewear product out of the experimental Google…
Read MoreNest’s Fadell: Being at Google doesn’t make us a slave to data
When Google acquired home automation company Nest Labs in January, more than a few people wondered how consumers would react.…
Read MoreOur design event Roadmap kicks off tonight & tomorrow!
Roadmap is finally here! If you're creative, or want to be creative, in the tech industry, you should join us.…
Read MoreOur design conference Roadmap is next week!
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Read More10 things I can’t wait to see at Roadmap 2014
Our design conference Roadmap is around the corner. Here are some of the things I'm excited about.…
Read MoreThe utopian invisibility of design and connectivity
As the meaning of design continues to evolve in the tech industry, this is what it means to me.…
Read MoreNest CEO Tony Fadell to speak at Roadmap 2014
Silicon Valley's design conference, Roadmap, is next month and we've got a killer lineup.…
Read MoreA design arms race: Apple & Google stock up
Design is emerging as the most valuable force in the tech industry.…
Read MoreThe smart home is coming, but will it be psychic or programmable?
Should the smart home be programmable, or should it react to your needs before you even recognize them? A Time package shows the conflict between current smart home visions.…
Read MoreNest’s CEO Tony Fadell explains why he teamed up with Google: it’s about infrastructure
In an interview, Nest's CEO tells us why a union with Google is a good idea (hint: infrastructure and scale) and how he can now get back to designing killer product experiences.…
Read MoreGoogle to acquire connected home device maker Nest for $3.2B
Google just made another major acquisition -- clean tech and home device star Nest Labs. The $3.2 billion purchase of former Apple executive Tony Fadell's new company comes at a time the search giant is expanding its activities in science, robotics and energy.…
Read MoreWhy Nest might need another huge funding round
A report says Nest is raising another whopper of a funding round. Here's why it needs such a large chunk of change now.…
Read MoreHere come the smart homes: 21.5M in Europe and North America by 2017
Now that hardware is getting cheaper and mobile apps are driving simplicity, smart home system installations are expected to rise dramatically, says Berg Insights.…
Read MoreNest CEO: New-school hardware startups still carry old-school baggage
Creating hardware not only means raising more funding than a typical app startup, but hiring manufacturing experts and building up infrastructure, according Nest founder Tony Fadell.…
Read MoreNest tackles another unloved device, redesigns the hated smoke detector
From the startup that reimagined the thermostat, comes a reinvented . . . smoke detector. And of course design, smart sensors, innovative UI and wireless connections are behind the new Nest device.…
Read MoreNest embraces developers, launches API
Learning thermostat startup Nest Labs launched a developer program and a web API on Wednesday. The company made the comments at the…
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Report: Nest will make a smoke detector
It looks like Nest may have tipped its hand to reveal its next connected home venture: the smoke detector.…
Read MoreShine, the sleek fitness wearable, launches in Apple stores
Misfit's Shine -- the thumb-sized minimalistic activity tracker -- is launching in Apple stores internationally.…
Read MoreThe secret behind inspiring designers to make beloved gadgets
What's the secret to Apple's strategy of eliciting the best, most beloved, gadget designs from its designers? Create a culture where everyone is striving to tell the same story, and have a goal to ship the vast majority of products, says Nest CEO Tony Fadell.…
Read MoreWhat makers of the ‘learning thermostat’ learned to redesign Nest
Working with a small team of less than 20 people on a first-time hardware product is tough to do things perfectly the first time, Tony Fadell, founder of Nest Labs said Monday. He talked about how customer feedback informed a quick redesign of the company's product.…
Read MoreRoadMap 2012 live coverage
Here you'll find live coverage of GigaOM RoadMap 2012, as well as a link to the livestream of the event. Join us for what promises to be one of the most interesting and wide-ranging discussions we've hosted all year on design in the age of connectedness.…
Read MoreRewind: 5 must see videos from RoadMap 2011
Last year at Roadmap we talked to folks such as Jack Dorsey, Matt Mullenweg, Drew Houston, Brian Chesky and others about how connectedness changes everything. Here are some videos to watch ahead of RoadMap 2012 which features the likes of Ev Williams and Kevin Systrom.…
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