We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The internet of things and its network of smart plugs and smart appliances have been rising in popularity for the better part of a decade.

Thermostats are a necessity in any house. Over the past few years, many companies have released smart thermostats that allow you to set and control your heating and cooling from your smartphone.

Once your Nest is set up and running, and it's in Eco Mode, switching it out of Eco Mode is easy to do manually on the Nest thermostat itself. The Eco Mode can be a good way to save energy or a good ...

The Learning Thermostat is Nest's inaugural product, first released in 2011. Nest has added additional Nest thermostats, security devices, smart speakers, smart displays and more over the past decade.