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Ecobee and Echo pull the CNET Smart Home away from the Nest

2016-02-27
I know we've already installed a smart thermostat in the CNET smart home but let's revisit that topic shall we picture this I'm sitting in the CNET smart home writing I don't know probably something brilliant and I want to turn the temp down to degrees by my phone on me great I changed the temp and I'm done now let's say I don't have my phone on me time to turn to voice controls Alexa turn down the thermostat let's see how it plays out with the Nest Learning Thermostat there I am again writing the next Pulitzer winner it's too hot reach for my phone it isn't there there's echo fantastic Alexa turn down the thermostat to degrees but it's a nest thermostat so that command won't work so I stopped writing I open up if I make a recipe as a go-between for nest and Alexa but I'll have to set up a different recipe for each separate temperature I want then I have to use the exact phrase trigger the thermostat to some exact except I don't remember what temperature I have it set to I just know I want it down to the grease I have to just suck it up get up walk over to the thermostat and do it manually now let's see that same scenario with the Eco be three smart thermostat there's me I'm riding it's amazing to hot reach for the phone it's not there eka Alexa turn down the thermostat to degrees and I'm done back to my masterpiece they could be voice commands with Alexa earn to ative and they don't require if does it go between which makes the whole process fast it could be also comes with motion sensors so say I'm writing my masterpiece in the family room the thermostat in the hallway isn't going to forget I'm home and set the temp to a win this is all a long way of saying that the nest is out and the eco bees in with better voice controls and motion sensing in the room where I'll actually be present the Eco b3 is our choice for the CNET smart home frappe
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