German Smart Home Company Launches Wi-Fi Air Conditioner Controller
European home climate control company tado introduced an app-based remote controller for air conditioners that uses geofencing to save energy. The tado Smart AC Control monitors a smartphone’s location to sense when users have left home and then automatically turns…
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off the air conditioner, said the company. It then reverses the process when they return. Users can also use the tado app to control an AC unit manually, it said. The tado controller can connect to 85 percent of remote-controlled in-room air conditioners, and is compatible with wall-mounted, in-window or portable AC units, said the company. The controller connects to the air conditioner via infrared and links to the Internet using a home’s Wi-Fi with no additional cabling needed, it said. The tado hardware ($199) incorporates Bluetooth Low Energy along with temperature, humidity, light, noise and motion sensors, though not all of the sensors are fully activated, according to the company. “The beauty of connected devices is that they will get better with every update and all existing users will benefit in the same way as new customers,” said CEO Christian Deilmann.