Ambi Climate just might be on to something. They are in the process of effectively raising money with Kickstarter for the funding of their standalone gadget and smartphone app which helps control the running of ones cooling system.
Though this is not a new concept, other companies have actually developed either a phone app or a gadget to assist regular the temperature level of ones house, however this incorporates the two rather well.
The device and the app interact with ones air conditioning unit in producing the optimum environment for ones personal tastes. The device "learns", with adaptive settings and various information points in knowing exactly what temperature to have the AC unit to control. A few of the factors kept an eye on and learned are, weather, humidity, sunlight, and ones activity levels. The app can even tap into geolocation sensing to turn the AC system prior to one comes home.
With the amount of data that is mined, the app can make tips as to energy use levels, suggest to close curtains and the like too.
Complete production should be underway by next June and the market price of the system will be $149.
Below is a video introduction of how it works:
Sources:
http://www.gizmag.com/ambi-climate-air-conditioner-smart-automation/34339/
http://techcrunch.com/2014/07/21/ambi-climate-wants-to-make-summers-in-asia-more-bearable/
http://palmbeachgardensairconditioningrepair.com/new-technology-in-air-conditioning/
Though this is not a new concept, other companies have actually developed either a phone app or a gadget to assist regular the temperature level of ones house, however this incorporates the two rather well.
The device and the app interact with ones air conditioning unit in producing the optimum environment for ones personal tastes. The device "learns", with adaptive settings and various information points in knowing exactly what temperature to have the AC unit to control. A few of the factors kept an eye on and learned are, weather, humidity, sunlight, and ones activity levels. The app can even tap into geolocation sensing to turn the AC system prior to one comes home.
With the amount of data that is mined, the app can make tips as to energy use levels, suggest to close curtains and the like too.
Complete production should be underway by next June and the market price of the system will be $149.
Below is a video introduction of how it works:
Sources:
http://www.gizmag.com/ambi-climate-air-conditioner-smart-automation/34339/
http://techcrunch.com/2014/07/21/ambi-climate-wants-to-make-summers-in-asia-more-bearable/
http://palmbeachgardensairconditioningrepair.com/new-technology-in-air-conditioning/