The last time the Honeywell-Nest legal scuffle appeared on our radar, upstart Nest had just lawyered up (with Apple’s former Chief Patent Counsel no less) and offered up their counterclaims to the original patent infringement suit Honeywell filed this past February.
With a new filing today though, it seems as though the legal battle between the David and the Goliath of thoughtful thermostats is… → Read More
Conglomerate Honeywell, which develops thermostats, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Nest Labs, the developer of the innovative smart thermostat. The lawsuit, which was filed United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, alleges infringement of seven Honeywell patents related to its thermostat technology.
As we’ve reported in the past, Nest, which was founded by the… → Read More
Sharp, Samsung, and NEC have shown off huge, 82-inch LCDs but Honeywell might beat those gigantic sets to the market with their own 300-pound beast. Actually, the American company isn’t the one constructing the LCD but rather simply licensed the nameplate to Soyo who will do the heavy lifting. The Altura does come packing however with a 120Hz screen, 3 HDMI inputs, and a dynamic contrast… → Read More
If you’re remodeling the beach house this year, do be sure to pick up these HDMI-to-Cat5 converters. Essentially, they allow you to keep a electronics room somewhere in the house and then connect your TV straight into the wall to get red hot HDMI hi-def content no matter where you are. This is actually a really good idea. It lets organizations have a centralized AV office and stream content… → Read More
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