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GE Appliance air conditioners with Apple HomeKit support

30.04.2018

GE Appliance, a subsidiary of Haier, announced the launch of the first Apple HomeKit-compatible home air conditioners in the US market. Among the devices with the declared functional feature are the AEC08LX, AEC10AX, AEC12AX, AHP08LX and AHP10LX models. All of them are marked by GE Appliance as smart air conditioners, as evidenced by the mark in the specifications for support for Wi-Fi Connect technology.

GE Appliance novelties that have become available for order belong to the category of window-type air conditioners. These monoblocks are designed to interact not only with the Apple HomeKit smart home system, but also with Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa voice assistants. Also, all five devices can be synchronized with third-party electronics via IFTTT. The user will be able to control the operation of air conditioners in any way convenient for him, depending on the situation - using the complete remote control, mobile application, web service, or using verbal commands.

Integration with HomeKit will allow not only to turn on/off the air conditioner and set temperature limits, but also to connect it with the components of a "smart" home - to make it part of a single network. For those who do not want to delve into the intricacies of such integration, the developers from GE Appliance offer an alternative. We are talking about using the Appliances Comfort branded application to create a comfortable indoor climate without the use of mobile devices or gadgets, one way or another connected with Apple, Amazon, Google. The original software will also allow you to control the power of the air conditioner remotely.

The price of GE Appliance products, ready to join the Apple HomeKit environment, starts at $229. This is how much the AEC08LX model will cost. The most expensive in the series were GE Appliance AEC12AX and AHP10LX air conditioners, each of which was priced at $329.

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