Honeywell makes fancy full-color LCD touch-screen thermostats with internet connectivity, friendly graphics showing the weather, etc. http://yourhome.honeywell

Honeywell makes fancy full-color LCD touch-screen thermostats with internet connectivity, friendly graphics showing the weather, etc. http://yourhome.honeywell.com/home/Products/Thermostats/7-Day-Programmable/Prestige+HD+7-Day+Programmable+Comfort+System.htm http://yourhome.honeywell.com/home/Products/Thermostats/7-Da... But I don't think they sell them in regular stores much, so you don't see them on the rack at Home Depot. You only see the cheaper lower-end models with all the buttons. Honeywell sells their $250 fancy thermostats through HVAC contractors, so do-it-yourself types probably won't encounter them. Nest might not be taking advantage of a gap in technology in the thermostat market, so much as taking advantage of a flawed distribution model.