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谷歌32亿欲收购Nest Labs Google has announced plans to buy thermos tat maker Nest Labs for $3.2bn. 谷歌宣布计划以32亿美元收购恒温器生产商Nest Labs。 ? Google said the cash deal was expected to be completed in the next few months. ? California-based Nest Labs was founded by two former Apple executives. ? It produces a thermostat capable of learning user behaviour and working out whether a building is occupied or not, using temperature, humidity, activity and light sensors.? ? The firm will continue to be run by chief executive Tony Fadell and maintain its own distinct identity, Google said in a statement.? ? Nests founders, Tony Fadell and Matt Rogers, have built a tremendous team that we are excited to welcome into the Google family, said Google chief executive Larry Page. ? iPod father ? Mr Fadell was head of Apples music division until he left the firm in 2008. ? He is known as the father of the iPod for his work on the first 18 generations of Apples music player and was also involved in the har dware design of the original iPhone. ? Mr Fadell told the BBC that he first came into contact with Google in 2011 through a chance meeting with the firms co-founder, Sergey Brin. ? He said he showed Mr Brin an early version of the Nest thermostat. He liked it and many Google staff members later installed it in their homes. ? Theyve always been keen on what we were doing, because they thought we had a crazy idea and they love crazy ideas, Mr Fadell said. ? Googles purchase of Nest Labs follows its acquisition of military robot-maker Boston Dynamics last month and of human-gesture recognition start-up Flutter in October. ? The search giant did not release any details of those deals. ? The biggest deal in Googles history to date was its acquisition of mobile phone firm Motorola Mobility for $12.5bn in August 2011. . .