What Nest's product shutdown says about the Internet of Things
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Nest is dropping support for one of its products on May 15. More than just dropping support, the product will cease to work entirely.
The product isn’t one of Nest’s branded lines – it’s not the thermostat, the smoke alarm or the Nest Cam. Instead it's the Revolv smart home hub.
Nest acquired Revolv in 2014 and stopped selling the product – which was one of the early home automation hubs – almost immediately.
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But the service – which was tapped into the Internet of Things with an iOS app that allowed users to control things like lights, locks and smart speaker systems – continued to work.
On May 15, that will no longer be the case. On its website, Revolv’s co-founders write:
"So we’re pouring all our energy into Works with Nest and are incredibly excited about what we’re making. Unfortunately, that means we can’t allocate resources to Revolv anymore and we have to shut down the service. As of May 15, 2016, your Revolv hub and app will no longer work."
Revolv users – and there aren’t many of them – are upset. On Medium, Revolv owner Arlo Gilbert wrote about how the service will cease to work and what kind of implications that means for users. Full Story |
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