Maphakathi nonyaka odlule i-2017, iMicrosoft imangaze umphakathi jikelele ngesethulo sombono wayo wokuthi i-smart thermostat kufanele ibe yini. Yalowo mbono UGLAS wazalwa, iqembu elihle elondla umsizi wenkampani (uCortana) ukuze umsebenzisi ayisebenzisele izinto eziningi kunokuphakamisa ithempelesha oyifunayo ekhaya lakho.
Mhlawumbe i-thermostat ethandwa kakhulu kule mboni yemishini exhunyiwe yi- isidleke "Iphethwe i-Google isikhashana." Ukukwazi ukulawula ukushisa kwendlu yakho ngokuyisho ngokuzwakalayo noma kusuka kuselula yakho yinto abaningi abaphuphe ngayo. Futhi nge IMicrosoft GLAS iza nenye inketho ethakazelisa kakhuluHhayi kakhulu ngentengo, kepha ngemisebenzi njengokuklanywa.
Kusukela yethulwe emuva ngoJulayi 2017, akukho lutho obeluphawuliwe ngentengo yalo yokuthengisa noma lapho singathola iyunithi. Namuhla singaqinisekisa kokubili intengo nosuku lokukhishwa. Into yokuqala ukuthi kungaba eyakho nge $ 319 (cishe 270 euros ukushintsha). Owesibili: amayunithi okuqala azothunyelwa kusuka ngoMashi olandelayo.
Uma siqhathanisa intengo ne-thermostat yeNest, iMicrosoft GLAS iyalahlekelwa. Futhi imodeli ethandwayo ibiza ama-euro angama-249. Okwamanje, le Microsoft GLAS entsha ngeke nje ikwazi ukuyiphatha kusuka kuselula noma tablet, kodwa umsebenzisi uzokwazi ukumtshela ngemiyalo yezwi, ukuthi yiliphi izinga lokushisa alifunayo endlini yakhe.
I-GLAS ine-touch screen, ngakho-ke uzoba nethuba lokuxhumana ne-smart thermostat ukuthola umswakama wamanje, isimo sezulu sezinsuku ezimbalwa ezizayo noma ukuthi ikhwalithi yomoya iyini. Futhi, omunye wemisebenzi ongayenza nge-Microsoft GLAS iNest engeke ikunikeze yona yenza njengomsizi obonakalayo wokwazi ama-aphoyintimenti akho ekhalenda noma, ngokwesibonelo, wazi ngokwakho ukuthi ithrafikhi injani ngalezo zikhathi.