t was only a matter of time before veterans of the home temperature-regulating industry took bold steps to compete with Nest, the current darling of the “connected home” scene.
You can’t blame them for feeling a bit neglected. After all, Honeywell was the first to popularize the circular thermostat control, about 60 years before Nest did it — the “Honeywell Round” originally launched in 1953.
And today the company is unveiling the “Lyric,” its new take on home temperature management. The new thermostat is the first product in an upcoming family of home-related devices Honeywell plans to offer.
