The new cooling system features Samsung's Bixby digital assistance to better control temperature, humidity and air quality. It also allows users to control other Samsung appliances connected via Wi-Fi, such as wall-mounted air conditioners, air purifiers and TVs, the company said. "The new wind-free air conditioners based on AI technology upgraded the air purification function and presents a cool design," Lee Jae-hwan, a senior official at Samsung's consumer electronics division, said during a media event. "We will step up efforts to develop the air care technologies to help consumers better withstand heat waves and fine dust." The company also said its sleek design will seamlessly blend with the interior design to cater to discerning consumers. Samsung's new air conditioners will be available beginning next Thursday. On Thursday, its smaller rival LG Electronics Inc. launched new Whisen ThinQ air conditioners outfitted with AI-based voice assistant and air purifying … [Read more...] about Samsung, LG introduce AI-based air conditioners.
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Cielo Breez review: Smartening up your air conditioner, the easy way
Article Contents1 The Good2 The Not So Good3 Hardware4 Setup5 Android application5.1 Device options5.2 A/C Controls5.3 Scheduling5.4 Statistics5.5 Timeline5.6 Web app6 Smart Home integration7 In everyday use8 Value and conclusion Depending on where you live, most houses could be built with central heating and thermostats in mind or not. Even in houses that have a fully ducted system, getting a small expansion done like a bigger garage, an additional room, or a guest house could require you start looking at other options for heating and cooling. Ductless systems, whether they're split air conditioner units, window ACs, portable or floor standing units, or heat pumps, are the go-to solution then. But in a world that's more connected than ever, they present one main disadvantage compared to thermostats: they can't be easily retrofitted for automation and smartphone control. Many companies have tried to solve that issue by simply creating a WiFi-connected remote replacement. If your … [Read more...] about Cielo Breez review: Smartening up your air conditioner, the easy way
The best portable air conditioner
Why don't portable ACs work well?Air conditioning works by moving heat from the inside to the outside of your house. Most types of air conditioners are designed to sit at least partially outdoors, where the heat can just passively radiate away. But a portable AC sits entirely indoors, so it needs to actively push the heat up an exhaust hose that ventilates through a window (sort of like a clothes dryer). It's quite an uphill battle.This design has several bad side effects. The worst is that it pulls warm air into the room through cracks around doors, windows, and floorboards. Another side effect is that a portable AC's exhaust system wastes a bunch of cold air. Other types of ACs keep indoor and outdoor air almost totally separate: Indoor air gets cooled as it passes over the evaporator, outdoor air takes the heat off the condenser. But a portable AC uses some indoor air—which it already took the time and energy to cool off—to take heat off the condenser, and then dumps it … [Read more...] about The best portable air conditioner
Hisense’s Alexa-Powered Air Conditioner Available For $389
May 31, 2018 - Written By Kristijan Lucic For quite some of you, summer is right around the corner, and you’re probably looking for the best way to keep cool. Well, if you’re in the market for a portable air conditioner with Alexa support, you’re in luck, as one of Hisense’s offerings is now available on Walmart. The Hisense 10K BTU is the name of the said air conditioner, and it comes with the following model number: AP10CW1G.Having said that, this air conditioner is currently priced at $389 on Walmart, which is the cheapest price that we’ve stumbled upon, at least in the US. The company claims that this air conditioner is really quiet, as it has a quiet compressor, and a new cross-flow fan design. As already mentioned, this air conditioner comes with Alexa support, which means it can communicate with your smart devices, and that opens up quite a few possibilities for this air conditioner, as it allows you not only to use voice to operate it, but it … [Read more...] about Hisense’s Alexa-Powered Air Conditioner Available For $389
The best air conditioner
Why you should trust usThis is our sixth year recommending window air conditioners, and my fourth year on this beat, personally. We've put in about 115 total hours of research and spent more than 40 hours doing real-world testing, along with more than 1,000 hours of being cooled off by the models we've recommended. Our expert sources include a representative for the Environmental Protection Agency, which administers the Energy Star program, as well as Max Sherman, an HVAC+R (heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration) engineer who works as a staff senior scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.The right air conditioner size for youMeasure the square footage of the room you need to cool, then look at this Energy Star chart to find the appropriate cooling capacity, as measured in British thermal units (Btu). Sun exposure, ceiling height, appliance heat, and the number of people that'll usually be in the room can impact the capacity you'll need, but floor size is … [Read more...] about The best air conditioner