This wifi enabled plug is $50: http://www.belkin.com/us/p/P-F7C027/
These wifi light bulbs are 3 for $199: http://store.apple.com/us/product/HA779VC/A/philips-hue-conn...
I mean, I just don't get why people are so angry that someone would possibly want to spend some extra money to have a cool thermostat. If it was a cool video card for $249 that just lets them play games, no one would blink an eye. But because it's for a house, but for a part of the house that is supposed to be utilitarian, it's a sin.
Not at all, since 99.999% of homes have at least one light switch per room, and probably 80% of homes have only one thermostat.
Re:Building an open source Nest
by nicksergeant on Friday January 17, 2014 @05:09PM
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Homes with electric heat have many more thermostats, which probably isn't as uncommon as you think. But still, $20 -> $250 is quite the spread.
Homes with radiant electric heat have many more thermostats, yes.
The issue is that standard programmable thermostats don't come close to the price of a Nest... about $20.