Advertisement
Top

Nest’s recent software bug calls the problematic side of the Internet of Things into question

January 15, 2016

Via: TechSpot
Category:

We’re used to software bugs by now. They’re annoying, then they’re fixed and we move on. But what happens when the bug causes you to wake up to a cold house? That’s what The New York Times writer Nick Bilton wrote about recently after his Nest thermostat turned off in the middle of the night.

Matt Rogers, Nest’s co-founder, confirmed to NYT that the problem came from a software glitch that didn’t show itself until January. Look through Twitter and Nest’s support forum and you’ll find many complaints that support that statement.

Read More on TechSpot