From The Verge: Google appears to be preparing to launch a fourth-generation Nest Learning Thermostat. Details on the thermostat first leaked last week, and now the same leaker has posted more documents on X that show this new model will have a customizable homescreen, a new “Dynamic Farsight” feature, and a “borderless” display.
The leaks detail a “high-res borderless display,” which looks like it will allow the UI of the Nest Learning Thermostat to extend into the area that was typically a black bezel on existing third-generation units. Other leaked images show UI elements that appear much closer to the bezels of the display, too.
Dynamic Farsight is mentioned, but the leak doesn’t show how this new feature works. Farsight on existing Nest models allows the unit to wake up when you walk up to it to show information like weather, the time, or room temperature. I’m hoping the dynamic mention means the fourth generation can show a mixture of information this time, rather than being limited to certain options.
Google’s leaked documents also mention “natural heating and cooling” and a customizable homescreen for the fourth-generation Nest Learning Thermostat. It’s not clear how the natural heating and cooling works or just how customizable the new homescreen is.
View: Full Article
