There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home.
The most compelling reason for most people to buy a computer for the home will be to link it to a nationwide communications network. We're just in the beginning stages of what will be a truly remarkable breakthrough for most people - as remarkable as the telephone.
When it comes to technology and the home, I really don't want to see any of it.
For a homebody like me, the evolution of gadgets has been a blessing.
Nest is one vertical implementation of a set of smart products for the home. But we will support other people's smart products for the home.
We really want to change the structure of home entertainment.
The computer seems easy because Apple makes the products so easy to use at home. It's the simple things, like getting the TV set up or getting the speakers to work. That drives me crazy.
A reality that is electronic... Once everybody's got a computer terminal in their home, to satisfy all their needs, all the domestic needs, there'll be a dismantling of the present broadcasting structure, which is far too limited and limiting.
Since I see technology as being an extension of the human body, it's inevitable that it should come home to roost.
Nest really came out of a process where I was trying to design the most connected and the most green home that I knew of. I was curious of just about everything that goes into a home and building a home.
I have like fifteen televisions in my house.
I would love to have a robot at home.
A person could see a lot without ever leaving his own living room. Especially if he had the right tools.
I have a lot of gadgets, remote controls for everything - the curtains, pool cover - it's like The Jetsons!
The people who are getting 3-D printers at home are pioneers, kind of like the people who bought Apple IIs in 1981. Adults are usually the last people to get it. The kids are like, 'Get out of my way, I want at this thing.' They immediately start getting creative.
When my family got Internet installed at my house, me and my siblings went crazy and would take turns browsing. I'm homeschooled, too, so I would be on the computer every day. It was so exciting to finally get Internet at my house.
