GADGETS - TECH NEWS

	How Do You Feel About Ads on Your Watch, Glasses, Fridge, Thermostat and More?
	Will Google show ads in Google Glass? A newly disclosed letter sent to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in December sheds light on new plans for ads on Google gadgets. That includes Google Glass, Nest smart thermostat and other devices t...
	Nest Halts Sale of Protect Because of Safety Concerns, Will Be Updating Software Soon
	Nest CEO Tony Fadell announced today that it would stop selling its Protect fire alarm while it reconsidered a key feature of the device: The ability to "wave to hush" a warning alarm. He explains that the issue is with the alarm's motion detection ...
	littleBits Cloud Module Lets You Build Your Own Internet-Connected Gadgets
	Why spend $250 on a Nest Wi-Fi thermostat when you can build your own with the littleBits Cloud Module, a building block for Internet-connected gadgets announced at this week's TED conference Ayah Bdeir, founder and CEO of littleBits - a modern-da...
	The Thinnest LED is The World Measures 3 Atoms Thick
	Technology's aim these days is to make things smaller and faster. And LED hasn't been left out of that agenda. Last month, LG announced they made an OLED TV as thin as a magazine. Now, these things are about to get even smaller! The folks from the U...
	Google Pays $3.2 Billion Cash to Buy Nest
	Is $3 billion the new $1 billion? Google is buying up the good stuff because they've got the cash. The latest? They will acquire Nest, the business behind the smart thermostat and smoke detector, for $3.2 billion in cash.Founded by Tony Fadell, he i...
	Smart Thermostat Maker Nest Valued at $2 Billion
	The "smart thermostat" makers known as Nest, is now hot on a lot of people's radars. It has just gotten a $2 billion valuation. The figure is based on a $150 million round of funding led by DST Global, according to a report in Re/code. The report st...
	Google Rumored to Be Testing New Smart-Thermostats
	Is Google trying to get into Nest's space? According to rumors, they are testing a new kind of internet connected thermostat. This will allow homeowners to track energy activity and adjust usage remotely. If you remember, Google has already done thi...