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| 26.03.2025 | The Smart Home Revolution: AI's Role in Redefining Interior Design | The world of interior design is undergoing a seismic shift. Imagine a home that knows your preferences, anticipates your needs, and transforms itself at the touch of a button. This is not science fiction; it’s the reality of smart homes pow... |
| 25.03.2025 | The Future of Smart Homes: How AI is Transforming Interior Design | Share
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The concept of smart homes has evolved dramatically in recent years, driven by advances in artificial intelligence (AI). From automated lighting systems to AI-powered virtual assistants, technology... |
| 03.03.2025 | ecobee Smart Thermostat Essential now available | Back in January, we told you about the all-new Smart Thermostat Essential from ecobee. Is it an innovative product? Not at all. However, this new thermostat doesn’t need to break new ground. Instead, it aims to offer a reliable experience a... |
| 06.01.2025 | ecobee introduces Smart Thermostat Essential | At CES 2025, ecobee announced the Smart Thermostat Essential, a new addition to its lineup of smart thermostats. Designed to offer affordability without compromising key features, the device includes a color touchscreen and aims to help use... |
| 27.12.2024 | Smart Guest Room Solutions: Enhancing Hospitality with Technology | Share
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The hospitality industry is embracing innovation at an unprecedented pace. Smart guest room solutions are at the forefront, transforming traditional spaces into hubs of convenience, luxury, and efficiency. From... |
| 15.10.2024 | ecobee Smart Thermostat Lite launches exclusively for HVAC professionals | ecobee has announced the new ecobee Smart Thermostat Lite, a device designed specifically for HVAC professionals. This thermostat is available exclusively through Pro distribution channels, and its ease of installation, durability, and reli... |
| 08.07.2024 | The Smart Thermostat Revolution: A Heating Trend in the Tech World | The smart thermostat sector is ablaze with innovation, poised to ship a staggering 67.2 million devices by the year 2030. This market is not just warming up; it's scorching hot, making the transition from a mere novelty to an essential comp... |
| 02.07.2024 | The Smart Thermostat Sector Heats Up With 67.2 Million Devices Shipped by 2030 | LONDON, July 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The smart home market is growing steadily and transitioning from novelty implementations to mass adoption - new product ranges and professional subscription services are evolving to ease adoption and exp... |
| 14.05.2024 | Voltus and Resideo Launch New Residential Thermostat Virtual Power Plants in PJM ComEd and NYISO PSEG-LI Territories | Voltus and Resideo Launch New Residential Thermostat Virtual Power Plants in PJM ComEd and NYISO PSEG-LI Territories
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| 03.05.2024 | Ecobee is shutting down some of its very first products | Enlarge / The first Ecobee Thermostat, may it rest in peace.
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Ecobee is killing off some of its oldest thermostats. The "Ecobee Smart Thermostat" (Model # : EB-STAT-02) and the Ecobee Energy Management Sys... |
| 14.12.2022 | 7 great gifts for smart home smarties | This year was a big one for the smart home thanks to the actual introduction of Matter after a couple years of discussion and refining the standard. It’s still early days for the cross-brand compatibility layer, and it’s probably still some... |
| 22.11.2022 | Alberta Enterprise Corporation invests further into fintech and other rapid-growth technologies | AEC invests USD $10 million in Relay Ventures Fund V to provide early-stage financing to rapid-growth businesses in finance, real estate, sports and gaming, as well as urban life. |
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| 07.06.2022 | ecobee Smart Thermostat Enhanced Review – Everything You Need & Nothing You Don't | Smart home company ecobee has been at or near the top of that market almost since its inception, offering great deals on everything from cameras to myriad sensors and thermostats. The company recently offered to send out its latest Smart Th... |
| 18.05.2022 | ecobee Smart Thermostat Premium Review – The Most Feature-Rich Smart Thermostat You Can Buy | When the world-class smart home experts at ecobee revealed that a brand new device in the company’s Smart Thermostat lineup was on the way dubbed the ecobee Smart Thermostat Premium and that units were available for review, it wasn’t an opp... |
| 17.05.2022 | New ecobee Smart Thermostat Premium & Enhanced Push Smart Home Limits | World-renowned smart home OEM ecobee has now announced new gadgets for its Smart Thermostat lineup with the ecobee Smart Thermostat Enhanced and Premium. The two devices, available as of the official announcement from the company, are simil... |
| 23.04.2022 | Local News
Local News | ‘Smarter Summer’ program offers Longmont residents utility credit | Longmont Power & Communications customers will have the opportunity to help the city dial back electricity demand this summer, while also getting utility bill credit, as part of the new “Smarter Summer” program.
The trial program is a p... |
| 02.11.2021 | Ecobee aims to leverage Generac’s energy products, global presence post-acquisition | Following Monday’s announcement that Ecobee is set to be acquired by Generac Holdings for up to $770 million USD, the startup’s CEO has his sights set on global expansion and the opportunity to pair Ecobee’s products with Generac’s offering... |
| 01.11.2021 | Ecobee to be acquired by US-based Generac for $770 million | Wisconsin-based Generac Holdings is acquiring smart thermostat startup Ecobee for up to $770 million, contingent on the achievement of certain performance targets.
Generac is acquiring Ecobee to beef up its position in the connected smart h... |
| 01.11.2021 | Generac to buy smart thermostat company ecobee | Generac to buy smart thermostat company ecobee
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Generac Holdings Inc. keeps expanding its role in the clean energy / smart home market, today acquiring ecobee Inc. in a transaction valued up to ... |
| 03.04.2021 | High-Stakes: Amazon Alexa Fund | High-Stakes is a unique series that focuses on dissecting the investments of venture capital and private equity firms to gain insights into the portfolio of companies they’ve invested in, industries they focus on, and their investment proce... |
| 24.02.2021 | Best Smart Thermostats to Get this Winter Season | Sieeka Khan, Tech Times 24 February 2021, 03:02 pm
The winter season has been rough, and temperatures show record-breaking numbers, and since heating and cooling comprise almost half of the electric bill in a household, those who wish to sa... |
| 16.12.2020 | Smart Holiday Gift Ideas | (Family Features) Many of the season’s most popular gift ideas can generally be classified as “tech.” From smartphones and gaming systems to digital photo frames and smart home devices, tech junkies and technophobes alike can delight in the... |
| 16.12.2020 | Smart Holiday Gift Ideas | (Family Features) Many of the season’s most popular gift ideas can generally be classified as “tech.” From smartphones and gaming systems to digital photo frames and smart home devices, tech junkies and technophobes alike can delight in the... |
| 29.09.2020 | User-Generated Audio Branding: What You Need To Know To Ride The Next Sonic Wave | “The public has an appetite to interact with your brand on a deeper level than you think. It’s ... [+] insulting to slap them with an inflexible repeated mantra." - Sean Thornton, Audio UX (Photo by Joseph Branston via Getty Images)Fut... |
| 05.05.2020 | Take Your Home Office To The Next Level With These 8 Gadgets | Dining room table not enough anymore? We've got you covered.Getty |
| 15.04.2020 | ecobee Just Built Its First Security Camera, That's Also An Alexa Smart Speaker | ecobee just announced its first security camera the SmartCamera, which also doubles as a smart speaker with Amazon Alexa built-in.
Now the latter should come as no surprise, as ecobee has been building Alexa into its products for quite some... |
| 05.11.2019 | Ecobee rolls out Eco+, an AI engine in your thermostat | Smart home thermostat company Ecobee today rolled out Eco+, a free suite of machine learning features, to all its thermostats with voice control. The other 1.5 million users with an Ecobee3, Ecobee3 lite, and Ecobee4 will get Eco+ starting ... |
| 05.11.2019 | Ecobee rolls out Eco+, an AI engine in your thermostat | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
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| 03.06.2019 | ecobee's New SmartThermostat Supports Every Smart Home Platform | ecobee, today, launched a new smart themostat that is simply named “SmartThermostat” (without any spaces). This new $249 smart thermostat supports virtually every smart home platform that is currently available. And that’s a good thing.
The... |
| 18.12.2018 | Meet Paul Bernard, Director of Worldwide Corporate Development of the Alexa Fund at Amazon | Bernard used to lead inorganic growth initiatives for Kindle and Digital Services
Venture capital used to be a cottage industry, with very few investing in tomorrow's products and services. Oh, how times have changed! While there are more s... |
| 07.09.2018 | Utility-backed fund raises $681 million for advanced energy technologies | The electricity utilities are the biggest players on the block. Being the biggest means you make a lot of money and you attract smart people. A few years back, these smart, wealthy people got together to create Energy Impact Partners (EIP):... |
| 16.08.2018 | Voice-controlled Glas thermostat supports Cortana, Alexa, and Google Assistant | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Nest defined smart thermostats by reimagining an important but forgotten home appliance, and Johnson Controls’ Glas is about to take th... |
| 01.06.2018 | Smart Home Startup ecobee Raises $36M For New Products | Smart device maker ecobee announced that it has raised additional funding amounting to $47 million CAD, i.e. $36 million USD. The funding came from a recent round of investment led by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, AGL Energy Ltd, ... |
| 31.05.2018 | ecobee raises $47 million and announces new exec hires | Toronto-based ecobee has raised $47 million in a round led by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), AGL Energy, and Business Development Bank of Canada to close out its Series C.
In early March, ecobee announced that it had raised ... |
| 31.05.2018 | ecobee Raises Additional $36MUSD in Series C Funding | ecobee Inc., a Toronto, Canada-based maker of a smart thermostat, raised an additional $47M CAD ($36M USD) in Series C funding.
The round, led by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), AGL Energy Ltd. and Business Development Bank o... |
| 30.04.2018 | Top Innovative Companies that Help Mom Sleep at Night | Mother’s Day is just around the corner. As we know, moms wear multiple hats, not just taking on the task of taking care of the smallest members of the family. They are often going around the clock. To keep going, moms need a good night’s sl... |
| 13.03.2018 | Ecobee Unveils New Smart Light Switches At SXSW 2018 | Ecobee is expanding on its smart home offerings with the introduction of an Alexa-enabled light switch, the Smart Switch Plus, which was revealed at this year’s South by Southwest Conference (SXSW) in Austin. As might be expected, the smart... |
| 13.03.2018 | Ecobee’s new voice-powered light switch moves closer to whole-home Alexa | Alexa is already everywhere in a lot of homes, thanks to the affordability and ease of installation/setup of the Echo Dot. But Alexa could become even more seamlessly integrated into your home, if you think about it. And Canadian smart home... |
| 07.03.2018 | Amazon joins $61 million investment into smart thermostat company Ecobee | In its largest funding round to date, Ecobee today announced the closure of a $61 million funding round to expand its vision of whole-home voice control for its products and incorporate more forms of artificial intelligence.
The round was l... |
| 07.03.2018 | Amazon joins $61 million investment into smart thermostat company Ecobee | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
In its largest funding round to date, Ecobee toda... |
| 07.03.2018 | ecobee Closes $61M Series C Funding Round | ecobee, Inc., a Toronto, Canada-based provider of a smart Wi-Fi thermostat, closed on a $61m USD ($80m CAD) Series C funding round.
The round, which brings total funding to approximately $146m to date, was led by Energy Impact Partners, wit... |
| 07.03.2018 | ecobee raises $80 million to invest in voice tech, AI | Toronto-based smart thermostat maker ecobee has raised an $80 million Series C in a round led by Energy Impact Partners, followed by eight institutional investors including Thomvest, Relay Ventures, and the Amazon Alexa Fund.
To date, ecobe... |
| 07.03.2018 | ecobee Closes $61 Million Funding Round Led by Energy Impact Partners - March 7, 2018 | - |
| 07.03.2018 | Ecobee scores a $61 million Series C with help from Amazon | Smart thermostat maker Ecobee just wrapped up a $61 million Series C, bringing the Toronto-based company’s total funding to $146 million. This latest round features investments from Energy Impact Partners, Thomvest, Relay Ventures and, most... |
| 07.03.2018 | Term Sheet — Wednesday, March 7 | 5 Qs WITH A DEALMAKER
Patricia Nakache, a general partner at Trinity Ventures, calls her path to venture capital “serendipitous.” In 1999, she had recently left McKinsey & Company to join a startup at the peak of the dot-com boom.
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| 25.01.2018 | Apple Watch: Smart control for your Smart Home | Apple Watch
The Apple smartwatch does a whole lot more than just tracking health and fitness. It is a smart device that can be used to control a single smart home device or even an entire setup. The smartphone has been the most popular way ... |
| 18.11.2017 | The Ecobee4 is the best smart thermostat money can buy | It’s the 21st century, which means it’s time to start regulating your home’s temperature in style with a smart thermostat, and there’s no better way to do that than with the Amazon Alexa-equipped Ecobee4.
The advent of smart home technology... |
| 16.11.2017 | Ecobee brings voice control to its thermostat through Google Assistant | While the Internet of Things, or IoT, has been around for several years, voice control is a more recent development. It is convenient for performing all sorts of actions, such as switching lights off and on, changing the settings on a therm... |
| 16.05.2017 | Amazon Wants To Make Sure Alexa Responds Only When You Actually Call Her | Carl Velasco, Tech Times 16 May 2017, 07:05 am
Amazon's Echo range of devices and Google Home respond to certain wake words or trigger phrases that essentially "wake up" these devices. For Home, it's "Hey Google" or &quo... |
| 03.05.2017 | Ecobee is building Alexa into its thermostats and light switches | Ecobee unveiled its latest connected thermostat at the Collision conference today. Far and away the most interesting bit is its inclusion of a microphone that utilizes Amazon’s far-field voice recognition to deliver Alexa functionality. And... |
| 08.03.2017 | Nest reportedly planning a cheaper smart thermostat for “under $200” | The 3rd-gen Nest Thermostat from 2015.
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| 03.11.2016 | Relay Ventures has a fresh $150 million to invest | Relay Ventures, a 10-year-old, Toronto- and Menlo Park-based early-stage venture firm, has closed its third fund with $150 million in commitments. It had closed its previous fund with the same amount in 2012.
You might remember Relay was on... |
| 24.10.2016 | Ecobee kicks off a new voluntary energy study to help fight climate change | Connected thermostat maker ecobee is launching a new program that lets users of its devices opt-in to sharing their anonymized usage data as part of a large-scale study regarding home energy efficiency. The program will share info like home... |
| 17.10.2016 | Ecobee launches a sub-$200 version of its smart thermostat | The new ecobee3 lite cuts a full $80 of its namesake (and, for that matter, its chief competitor, the latest Nest), while maintaining the majority of the original’s functionality, minus ecobee’s room sensors, designed to locate hot and cold... |
| 19.08.2016 | ecobee Announces $35M Funding Round |
TORONTO, CANADA, ecobee, the company that brought you the smarter Wi-Fi thermostat with room sensors, today announced that it has closed on a funding round.
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| 19.08.2016 | ecobee Closes $35m Funding Round | ecobee, a Toronto, Canada-based developer of Wi-Fi thermostat with room sensors, closed a $35m funding round.
Backers included the Amazon Alexa Fund, Thomvest and Relay Ventures.
The company intends to use the funds to continue developing c... |
| 18.08.2016 | Amazon Alexa Fund invests in smart thermostat company Ecobee’s $35 million round | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Ecobee announced today that it has received a $35 million round of funding for its smart Wi-Fi thermostat. This latest infusion of capi... |
| 29.07.2016 | 8 cool gadgets you’ll want in your hot, little hands this summer | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
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| 26.01.2016 | A Genius Bar That Makes House Calls | The Enjoy Bay Area office. (Photo: Enjoy)
One of the great things about today’s personal-technology products is how simple they are to set up and learn.
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Truth is, even today’s user-friendliest devices aren’t actually easy for ... |
| 23.12.2015 |
2016 predictions for IoT and smart homes
| by CHRIS KLEIN — 23 Dec '15, 01:24pm in INSIDER |
| 31.08.2015 | Meet the ex-marine who builds artisanal mounts for connected homes | Companies such as Nest, SmartThings, and Canary are all working toward a common goal — filling houses with devices and appliances that talk to each other, which can be controlled by a little contraption in your pocket.
The smart homes marke... |
| 31.08.2015 | Meet the ex-marine who builds artisanal mounts for connected homes | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Companies such as Nest, SmartThings, and Canary a... |
| 17.06.2015 | Ground-Breaking Report from Accenture Interactive Finds Internet of Things Driving New Era of “Living Services” | India
Organizations will soon be creating a new wave of transformative digital services driven by the convergence of the Internet of Things (IoT) and shifting consumer expectations, finds a new report from Accenture (NYSE: ACN). The report,... |
| 02.06.2015 | Here Are The First Connected Home Devices For Apple’s HomeKit | Apple’s HomeKit is finally starting to roll out to actual consumers, via the first crop of HomeKit -enabled accessories from third-party manufacturers. This means you’ll soon be able to get your hands on a range of products for the connecte... |
| 02.06.2015 | The First HomeKit Products Are Here | The first batch of HomeKit-certified devices are here, exactly one year after Apple announced the smarthome protocol at its Worldwide Developers Conference in 2014. While nearly every smarthome product has offered some form of iOS compatibi... |
| 29.03.2015 | Reimagining Everyday Objects | Matt Witheiler Contributor
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| 08.01.2015 | 5 opportunities for energy efficiency in 2015 | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Consumers who have grown up under the “everyday-l... |
| 08.01.2015 | 5 opportunities for energy efficiency in 2015 | Consumers who have grown up under the “everyday-low-prices” model of marketing for everything from toothpaste to new ceiling fans are applying that same set of expectations to their utility bill. Consumers are demanding — and new companies ... |
| 20.05.2014 | Nest Hacks: The ‘Learning Thermostat’ Learns A Few Tricks | ReadWriteHome is an ongoing series exploring the implications of living in connected homes.
Nothing influences people’s comfort or mood like a warm, toasty environment or a cool, invigorating climate. And yet, of all the technologies in the... |
| 10.04.2014 | Shortcut Debuts A Siri-Like App For The “Internet Of Things” | Addicted to home automation and other web-connected gadgetry, such as Lockitron or Unikey door locks, Nest or EcoBee smart thermostats, Belkin wemo switches, Dropcam, Fitbit, Jawbone, Sonos and more? Then you’re going to like this: A recent... |
| 19.03.2014 | Google Shutting down EnergySense – Due to Nest Acquisition? | Before Google bought Nest, we had seen some leaks of a new app that Google was working on called EnergySense. Which was essentially, [email protected] that we had been hearing about for years at various Google I/O’s. It allowed you to contr... |
| 17.05.2012 | The Smart Si Thermostat Aims To Upset The Nest | This is the age of thinking thermostats and, not to be outdone by a well-known circular model, hardware startup Ecobee has released the Smart Si. It is a smart thermostat with small color screen and a web interface so temperature wonks can ... |
| 20.01.2010 | ecobee Raises $6.73M in Equity Funding | ecobee, Inc., a Toronto, Canada-based provider of intelligent energy conservation and green technology solutions for single family homes, multi-family dwellings and commercial properties, has received $6.73M in venture capital financing.
Th... |
| 03.11.2009 | EcoFactor: The smartest thermostat concept yet? | Bursting onto the scene with a new utility deal today, EcoFactor offers software for two-way thermostats to make them so smart that they can adjust your home temperature the way you like it without you raising a finger.
Taking past behavior... |
| 15.10.2008 | Ecobee thermostat has a Wi-Fi connection | Here’s a way to control the temperature in your house from far, far away. The Ecobee “Smart Thermostat” has all the stuff you’d expect with a standard digital thermostat and adds a pretty nice-looking touchscreen interface and – gasp! – a w... |
| - | The Ecobee4 is the best smart thermostat money can buy | It’s the 21st century, which means it’s time to start regulating your home’s temperature in style with a smart thermostat, and there’s no better way to do that than with the Amazon Alexa-equipped Ecobee4.
The advent of smart home technology... |
| - | Green Deals: Ecobee3 HomeKit-enabled Smart Thermostat $149 (Cert. Refurb), more | Ecobee is currently offering a certified refurbished model of its popular ecobee3 Smart Thermostat for $149 shipped. That’s good for $35 off the regular price of a new one at Amazon, $30 less than our previous mention and the best deal that... |
| - | Green Deals: certified refurb ecobee3 Smart Thermostat w/ warranty $179 shipped (Orig. $249), more | Ecobee is currently offering a certified refurbished model of its popular ecobee3 Smart Thermostat for $179 shipped. That’s good for $70 off the regular price of a new one at Amazon and the best deal that we’ve seen.
The ecobee3 will save “... |
