The folks at CAO Gadgets http://www.caogadgets.com/ whose
products are available at http://wirelesstag.net have a
thermostat in development that might, perhaps, be along the lines
you're looking for: http://wirelesstag.net/kumostat.html
It was the subject of a Kickstarter that fell far short of its
$50,000 goal.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1635275236/kumostat-and-kumo-sensors?ref=users
Subsequently, in August, in their wireless sensor tag google
group, they wrote:
"Hmm we would really want to know how many people will buy the
Kumostat.
"We have to pay $25k+ to make the injection mold. We did have it
FCC certified (pending payment to test firm) and already made
100pcs board.
"But the question is, who will install a displayless thermostat
that does not look fancy at all, when Nest Thermostat and other
touch-screen thermostats are available for about $200? With
housing price so high right now, it seems everybody is spending
top dollars to "upgrade" his house, even a kitchen faucet now
costs $200 at Home Depot. Who would want to install Kumostat and
look like "downgraded" his house? Besides, the installation
time/hassle itself costs $50~$100 for average person."
Meanwhile, they have been able to integrate Nest thermostats into
their sensor tags/tag management system/app. See first/top
message here and followup:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/wireless-sensor-tags/uhucH83wBAM
Though I haven't tried integration with Nest, I find the
Wirelesstag.net sensor tags, tag manager and app system to be
inexpensive, well-designed and effective.
-Stephen
On Wed, 3 Dec 2014, Tom Metro wrote:
Any people on the list with experience with thermostats that interface
with home automation gear?
This market was moving along slowly until Nest showed up, and then it
seemed to take off in a big way. I haven't looked at the choices closely
in a few years.
Personally I'm less interested in a solution like Nest that aims to be a
stand-alone device, with an emphasis on style. I'd rather something that
has less built-in functionality and good connectivity with home
automation gear, using either WiFi, Z-Wave, or ZigBee.
-Tom
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