谷歌32亿欲收购Nest Labs

Google has announced plans to buy thermostat maker Nest Labs for $3.2bn.

谷歌宣布计划以32亿美元收购恒温器生产商Nest Labs。

Google said the cash deal was expected to be completed in the next few months.

California-based Nest Labs was founded by two former Apple executives.

It produces a thermostat capable of learning user behaviour and working out whether a building is occupied or not, using temperature, humidity, activity and light sensors.

The firm will continue to be run by chief executive Tony Fadell and maintain its own distinct identity, Google said in a statement.

"Nest's founders, Tony Fadell and Matt Rogers, have built a tremendous team that we are excited to welcome into the Google family," said Google chief executive Larry Page.

iPod 'father'

Mr Fadell was head of Apple's music division until he left the firm in 2008.

He is known as the "father of the iPod" for his work on the first 18 generations of Apple's music player and was also involved in the hardware design of the original iPhone.

Mr Fadell told the BBC that he first came into contact with Google in 2011 through a "chance meeting" with the firm's co-founder, Sergey Brin.

He said he showed Mr Brin an early version of the Nest thermostat. He liked it and many Google staff members later installed it in their homes.

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