Homey Pro and Homey Bridge Gain AC Control Functionality Using Built-In Infrared LED
LAS VEGAS and ENSCHEDE, Netherlands, Jan. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Athom, a leader in privacy-centric smart home solutions, today announced an impactful enhancement to its universal smart home hubs, Homey Pro and Homey Bridge, at CES 2024. Homey Pro and Homey Bridge can now control air conditioning systems through their built-in infrared blaster, adding infrared-controlled air conditioning to Homey's vast portfolio of supported devices and technologies. The new AC control feature is available to new and existing users of Homey Pro and Homey Bridge at no additional charge via a simple software update and makes Homey Pro and Homey Bridge the only smart home hubs to offer AC control over infrared in combination with Zigbee and Z-Wave. Even the company's older hubs, the first of which were shipped to consumers over eight years ago, receive the updated functionality free of charge.
- The new AC control feature is available to new and existing users of Homey Pro and Homey Bridge at no additional charge via a simple software update and makes Homey Pro and Homey Bridge the only smart home hubs to offer AC control over infrared in combination with Zigbee and Z-Wave.
- "Homey Bridge and Homey Pro already use their built-in infrared functionality to control TVs, stereos and other multimedia devices in the home.
- To activate AC control over Infrared in Homey , users require a Homey Pro or Homey Bridge smart home hub , utilizing their built-in infrared LEDs to relay commands to AC units.
- "Homey Bridge and Homey Pro already use their built-in infrared functionality to control TVs, stereos and other multimedia devices in the home," added Emile Nijssen, Creative Director of the company.