Apple yanks Google's Nest smart thermostat from website and retail stores

You can no longer purchase Google's popular smart thermostat on Apple's online store or at its retail locations.

Apple confirmed to Mashable it has pulled the web-connected product — considered the first mainstream smart home product — from its shelves and website. The move comes as the first batch of smart home products that work on Apple's HomeKit platform become available for purchase

Although the thermostat was only recently discovered as missing from Apple's product offerings, it was removed earlier this month. Apple was amongst the first retailers to carry the Nest when it debuted in 2011. Not surprisingly, it has already been replaced with the first HomeKit-enabled thermostat, the Ecobee 3 ($249) Read more...