The company hopes to keep moving beyond the techie world with a much cheaper version of its thermostat. Called the Nest Thermostat E (E for everyone! The original Nest thermostat design, on the other hand, was meant to stand out and serve as almost a piece of geeky art on the wall. The principle benefit of a Nest thermostat, Veron said, is that its thermostats can potentially save users in the United States between $131 to $145 a year. Alexa, an early leader of embedding its voice assistant into an always-listening speaker, is still the most popular.

Source: Forbes August 31, 2017 04:01 UTC