Tag: THERMOSTAT

Sure, you can outfit your whole home with ZigBee-connected home automation devices, but if you're not quite ready to take that plunge in the future, you may want to consider something like Ecobee's new Smart Thermostat, which will give you a taste of home automation and help you save a few bucks in the process. As with some other similar thermostats, this one relies on Wi-Fi to connect to your ...

Everyone is texting these days: 95.6 billion messages were sent in the first half of this year alone. It's time for home appliances to stop being so quiet and start racking up their mobile bills too, as is the case with a new model of thermostat that is capable of getting into hot and steamy two-way HVAC-related text-message conversations. The new feature is set to begin testing by Allegheny ...