From iPods to thermostats, tackling home energy (photos)

The Nest Learning Thermostat, built by a group led by the man who also headed up the original iPod and iPhone teams, is designed to improve home energy efficiency by giving households a heating or cooling controller that adapts to usage patterns and incorporates information gathered from the Internet. The device has a good deal of the DNA of the iPod and other Apple devices.

For more about the Nest Learning Thermostat, read <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-20124057-52/ipod-creators-next-quest-making-thermostats-sexy/?tag=mncol;topStories">iPod creator's next quest: Making thermostats sexy</a> by Daniel Terdiman of CNET News.