To help you do your homework, I spent a month with both the latest, third generation Nest Learning Thermostat and one of its chief rivals, the Ecobee3 Wi-Fi Smart Thermostat.

The Nest Learning Thermostat ... electric, oil, forced air, heat pump, and radiant. It can control: Heating 1, 2, and 3 ... installing a new C wire or the Nest Power Connector may be required.

This Nest Thermostat is, however, designed for simpler HVAC systems and has just six sockets on its wiring block: Y (for air conditioning, stage 1), C (aka “common,” for power to the ...

Nest shook up the sleepy thermostat business — it’s probably the first product ever to be sold both at the Apple Store and at Lowe’s home improvement centers.

Now, the massive industrial conglomerate / prototypical thermostat maker Honeywell is rethinking the way it tackles home automation with Lyric. It’s a $279 Wi-Fi thermostat (available today to ...