Congrats go out to Tony Fadell and our long-time friend Yoky Matsuoka, NEST, and the Google X division for their really exciting work on a new thermostat– the iPod of thermostats (seriously– it’s exciting– and potentially game-changing– read this great article from Wired): “You’re going to build a what ?” That’s what Tony Fadell’s wife, Dani, said to him in 2009 when he told her his idea for a new company. Fadell is one of the most sought-after talents in the world of gadgetry—he designed the hardware for the iPod, and headed Apple’s iPod and iPhone division before leaving his VP post to spend time with his wife and two young children, living an idyllic year in Paris. But even before he moved back to the U.S
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Building a New Thermostat: Congrats to Google X and our Favorite UberGeek, Yoky M