Circling in on the Honeywell Lyric Thermostat (pictures)

Honeywell's new $279 Lyric thermostat sure looks familiar.

It bears a striking resemblance to the $250 Nest Learning Thermostat.

It also looks similar to earlier Honeywell thermostat designs.

You can tell it how long you're planning to be away from home.

Use it to get the daily forecast.

Set your target temperature straight from your phone.

You can control more than one thermostat on the app.

This display is simpler than Honeywell's smart thermostat predecessors.

The Lyric relies on geofencing to determine if you're home or away.