Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Ever feel like the controls on your thermostat might as well be hieroglyphics? We hear you. Whether you have a ...

Tired of manually adjusting the temperature in your home? Sick of those costly energy bills in the summer and winter months? It sounds like a Nest Thermostat could be a worthwhile investment.

In 1906, a young engineer named Mark Honeywell saw an opportunity in the business of Albert Butz. Butz had invented the modern home thermostat, the remote device that, when the home’s temperature ...

No one likes paying for things they don’t use. That’s why we don’t leave the lights on throughout the house when we’re sleeping and why we turn off the TV when no one’s watching it. Yet despite their ...

With an eye toward pairing its smart thermostat with other appliances, Nest Labs is launching a partner developer program to encourage creation of apps and services that work with its device. The ...

Ever feel like the controls on your thermostat might as well be hieroglyphics? We hear you. Whether you have a programmable thermostat or a smart model, setting a schedule can be confusing. But it’s a ...