This Is Microsoft's Gorgeous New Nest Competitor

Microsoft's vision for the smart home is finally taking shape.

Following a demonstration of how its Cortana virtual assistant would work in cars and living rooms last May, the company just revealed it's working on a smart thermostat called GLAS. The device was built by Johnson Controls and is powered by [f500link]Microsoft[/f500link] technologies like its Azure cloud platform, Cortana voice helper and Windows IoT core, a version of Windows 10 that's optimized for smaller devices.