Google Information Technology (China) Co., Ltd., Nest, founded in 2011 by Apple's "father of iPod" Paudle, was acquired by Google in 2014, and is a well-known smart thermostat and smoke detector manufacturer in the United States

Founded in 2011, Nest has attracted a lot of attention in the market for its beautiful design and self-learning smart temperature control device. Its co-founder, Tony Fadell, is known as the father of Apple's iPod. So far, Nest Labs has launched two products, namely a smart thermostat and a smart smoke detector. Tony Fadell and co-founder Matt Rogers (also from Apple) will join Google at the same time.

Google announced at around 1 p.m. local time on January 13, 2014 thatThe $3.2 billion cash acquisition of smart home device maker Nest (Nest Labs Inc), with Nest co-founders Tony Fadell and Matt Rogers joining Google at the same time.