ECOBEE

ECOBEE

Ecobee offers a great smart thermostat that, thanks to the innovations in the Internet of Things, can do a lot more than control the temperature. It uses a built-in Amazon Alexa program so that you can control the temperature with your voice, get the latest news, and control other parts of your smart home.

Ecobee also makes a smart light switch that utilizes Alexa so that you can turn on the lights with your voice. In fact, their suite of technologies is built on the idea of hands-free living. This is a principal motivating factor for the Internet of Things.

The ecobee Smart Home Skill lets you control the temperature with your voice and ask Alexa what the temperature is in a certain room. ecobee Plus is a newer Alexa Skill that also enables voice control features such as fan control, resuming schedules, and comfort settings.

With the Google Assistant integration, ecobee customers can now use the Assistant on their phones and Google Home to make everyday tasks simpler and more convenient. Google Assistant users will now be able to say, “Ok Google, make my home warmer,” among other commands, to activate their ecobee3 lite, ecobee3 and ecobee4 smart thermostats.

“It’s our priority to partner with best-in-class smart home platforms to offer ecobee customers the greatest freedom and flexibility on the market. The Google Assistant is no exception,” said Stuart Lombard, ecobee president and CEO. “The addition of the Google Assistant – and with it, devices like Google Home – reflects our commitment to customer-led innovation and our expectation for continued growth of the voice-enabled smart home.”

Since introducing the world’s first smart thermostat in 2009, ecobee has enabled consumers to control their home comfort any time and from anywhere while reducing energy use. This year, ecobee introduced the ecobee4 smart thermostat and unveiled a voice-enabled smart light switch set to be released early next year to underscore the company’s vision for a whole-home-voice future.

“We’re excited to work with ecobee to offer Google Assistant users even more choice in managing and controlling their home environments,” said Mark Spates, Google Product Manager. “Today’s announcement continues our commitment to offer Google Assistant users some of the most innovative smart home technology on the market. The Google Assistant already works with more than 1,000 smart devices from 150-plus popular brands, and we can’t wait to add another great option.”