<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body>I didn't even know they were battery powered. My Honeywells run off the furnace power and I'll get an alert if the thermostats are unable to reach their servers.<div><br></div><div>What happens when the Nest batteries no longer hold a charge? Are they field-replaceable?</div><div><br></div><div>I'd also make a comment about using Fitbit to detect/monitor life-threatining heart problems, but I think that would be obvious to this crowd.</div><div><br></div><div>-Mark</div><div><br></div><div style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><!-- originalMessage --><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Kurt L Keville <kkeville@mit.edu> </div><div>Date: 1/17/17 12:17 PM (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: hardwarehacking@blu.org </div><div>Subject: [HH] When Nest batteries die... </div><div><br></div></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I always leave my faucets dripping just in case this happens…<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/14/fashion/nest-thermostat-glitch-battery-dies-software-freeze.html?_r=0" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;background:white">https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/14/fashion/nest-thermostat-glitch-battery-dies-software-freeze.html</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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