For the last eighteen months, the tech world has been anxiously awaiting news of what iPod godfather Tony Fadell is up to. His staff has been sworn to secrecy since word got out he was leaving retirement to do something new. Despite reporters camping out in front of his office with cameras, the news somehow stayed a secret-- no small feat in the ever-leaky land of Silicon Valley. No doubt the anticipation raised expectations in fan boys' minds that the next great entertainment or communication device was going to be unveiled by the former DJ who oversaw 18 versions of the iPod and the first three versions of the iPhone. Fadell is well aware that those fan boys may be in for some confusion or some disappointment today. Because he's announcing what finally got him to come out of retirement and start a new company: A desire to reinvent thermostats.Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/Huu_Ok9G_iE/
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