Home automation has been making quite a stir in recent weeks. Tech companies are starting to realise that making innovations in smartphone tech isn’t necessarily going to earn them big bucks and so they’re turning to comparatively uncharted waters.One example of this is internet behemoth Google’s recent purchase of Nest, a company that makes thermostats.And how much did they pay? A whopping $3.2 Billion.I’ve undersold Nest a little here. They aren’t your usual thermostat business. They work hard on furthering smart heating technology. An obvious foray by Google into the smarthome world.
So what moved Google into making this purchase? Well, Google have always been at the front of gadget wizadry and they’ve realised (rightly so) that the smarthome revolution will soon be upon us. So they’ve stuck their neck out and purchased a business that’s already well established and accomplished within home automation. One odd thing about this recent purchase is that the press have been talking much of us being on the ‘edge’ of smart home tech.
But we’re very much there. It’s an affordable technology that exists right now. Granted, we’re only early in the time line, but this purchase from Google isn’t the start of something. It’s the next step in home automation’s evolution.If you’d like to find out more about installing a home automation system in your home, or at work then let us know! We’re able to adapt many buildings into smarter, futuristic homes.And for the time being, let’s wait and see what Google can do with Nest. How will they alter the business? What products will they push? What will they shock us with next?Only time will tell