Spark creates an open source Nest like thermostat with one Day

By Staff on January 31, 2014

Exciting times: see how the guys at spark created and released an open source implementation for a smart thermostat in one day:

We’re not saying that you can build a $3.2 billion company in a day. But we are saying that you can build a $3.2 billion company, and it’s easier now than it’s ever been before.

via Building an open source Nest — Spark Blog.

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