[HH] home automation connected thermostat

[Stephen Ronan]

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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