Google is trying to invest in new product categories that will bring earnings in the foreseeable future .
Another significant absorption was a deal with Nest Labs - come from Apple company that developed smart thermostat and smoke detector. Currently Nest Labs employs 97 former employees of Apple, including two of its founders. Self-learning thermostat Nest used in residential heating systems, it is able to memorize dates movements owner and appropriately adjust the temperature in the rooms. The device also is controlled by tablets and smartphones Apple. The cost of the thermostat in the U.S. market did not exceed $ 249, smoke detector with intellectual filling offered by the company for $ 129.
Nest thermostat was introduced in 2011, and according to the company's founder, had already begun negotiations with Google after the demonstration sample device Sergey Brin. Under the wing of Google founders Nest going to continue to develop devices that facilitate people's lives. Brand remain independent, manages the subsidiaries will Feydell Tony , who founded Nest, and previously participated in the development of the iPod and iPhone. The deal will cost Google $ 3.2 billion in cash, it will be completed in the coming months.