Sentences with phrase «feature ecobee»

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While the Nest Thermostat may be the coolest smart thermostat on the block, the Ecobee line of smart thermostats have all sorts of neat features that the Nest Thermostat lacks.

There is a likelihood that the Ecobee Switch + could receive more added features through future software updates, which the company did for its Ecobee4 smart thermostat.

A unique and especially nice feature is the ability easily monitor both the main Ecobee unit and remote sensors.

Similar to the Ecobee, the Lux / Geo has a geofencing feature built in.

From within the Ecobee app, you can enable several features of the Switch + that set it apart from other smart light switches.

The engineers at ecobee jumped at the chance to help Amazon define the integration and product requirements for the new feature.

Although it lacks the extensive smart - home networking of the comparably priced ecobee3 lite ($ 169), its best feature — and one the ecobee lacks — is its geofencing, which will automatically turn the heat or air on when it senses you're getting close to your house.

Another cool feature of the Ecobee's usage history is «Weather Impact», which you can click on towards the bottom in the sidebar.

Ecobee's Switch + is twice as expensive as most other smart switches, but it has a ton of next - gen features.

The Ecobee line of thermostats have a neat feature that can use the local weather information to determine the best way to heat or cool your house.

My favorite smart thermostat, the Ecobee3, features remote room sensors that wirelessly communicate temperature and occupancy information to the Ecobee base.

Take the time to peruse the Ecobee app to get familiar with the interface and its features.

One major caveat here, though, is that the ecobee 4 has a really neat feature in that Alexa is already built in.

(Ecobee says you can use smart bulbs in the fixtures that the Switch + controls to gain dimming features, but that sort of defeats the purpose of putting the smarts in the wall switch.)

It's possible that other features could be added to the Switch + via software updates, as well, as Ecobee has improved the Ecobee4 theremostat's feature set and performance considerably since it launched.

Ecobee says that other features, such as a vacation mode to automatically randomize your lights when you're not home and temperature sensing support that integrates with the Ecobee smart thermostats are planned for release later this summer.

Looking to the future, Lombard says that Ecobee is still preparing to release a smart light switch that features far - field voice recognition and Wi - Fi connectivity, but that is still wired like a standard light switch.

ecobee did something similar with the ecobee4 Thermostat, and it's nice to see this feature make a return on the Switch +.

We'll have more on Ecobee's Switch + in the coming weeks, including a more detailed feature about the smart home accessory.

Ecobee smart thermostat owners will be able to use Alexa to remotely control the Ecobee3 and Ecobee3 lite via a voice - activated speaker, with the Ecobee4 featuring built - in voice control and Alexa functionality.