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> エアコンの中のコンピューターが、 **部屋の壁の近くと窓の近くなど、温度が違う** 場所を調べて、ちょうどいい温度にすることもできます。  
>  The air conditioning's computer will check places where the temperature is
> different between near the walls and near the windows and can choose the
> perfect temperature.

I'm struggling with the part in bold. Does 部屋の壁の近くと窓の近くなど、温度が違う (on it's own)
mean "the temperatures are different between the places near the walls and the
places near the windows"? If so, I'm feeling a little uncomfortable about the
lack of a と on the end of 窓の近くなど. Would it be okay to add one?

If I'm right, then I think the computer checks the places where there is a
temperature difference between the walls and the windows, but that makes
absolutely no logical sense. I'm very confused.
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How to interpret AとB、Cが違う
> エアコンの中のコンピューターが、部屋の壁の近く **と** 窓の近く **など** 、温度が違う場所を調べて、ちょうどいい温度にすることもできます。

In my opinion, the sentence might be poorly written or make a small typo,
which is the cause of your confusion. The more correct or easy-to-understand
version would be:

> エアコンの中のコンピューターが、部屋の『壁の近く』 **や** 『窓の近く』 **など**
> 、温度が違う場所を調べて、ちょうどいい温度にすることもできます。

_The air conditioning's computer can even check the places where the
temperature is **different (from the major places that have mean/ordinary
temperature** ), **such as** the near-the-wall place **and** the near-the-
window place, and can choose the perfect temperature._

I don't think, however, the original Japanese sentence is incorrect
grammatically.

～や～など and ～と～など can be used equally in this context.

There is no "between" in the context.

部屋の壁の近くと窓の近く **の間** など= **between** near the walls and near the windows

edit) My interpretation seems not good than other interpretations.
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I think the computer can choose any 2 points where are different temperatures
and tell the air conditioner to send warm or cool air to fix it for the
perfect one. [壁の近くと窓の近く] is an example and can be any 2 places where the
temperatures are different. I think you can not add "と” but you can add
similar one "の”.

And I remember your past question 学校が子どもの親などとトラブルになる.It is the similar
thing.The answer you confirmed is "the school and parents" get in trouble
with... I understand the parents as a representation of all the parties which
involved in. But there are other people might be involved in. Therefore I
assume you might write "the school and parents and so on".
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You seem to have parsed the sentence a bit incorrectly. 温度が違う場所 is what the
computer checks. 部屋の壁の近くと窓の近く as a whole is marked with など, and works as an
example of 温度が違う場所.

> エアコンの中のコンピューターが、｛温度が違う場所｝を調べる。  
>  The air conditioner's computer will check ((if there is) a pair of) places
> where the temperatures is different.
>
> エアコンの中のコンピューターが、 **｛部屋の壁の近くと窓の近く｝など、** ｛温度が違う場所｝を調べる。  
>  The air conditioner's computer will check (a pair of) places where the
> temperature is different, **such as (a pair of) window-side and wall-side
> places in a room.**

Note that 場所 in this sentence actually refers to a pair of two places with
different temperatures. That's why 壁の近く and 窓の近く are connected using と.
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