honeywell joins the connected-home party with smart 'lyric' thermostat

honeywell lyric thermostat knows when you’re coming home
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already familiar with the connected-home game, honeywell has launched ‘lyric’, an intelligent thermostat capable of knowing when you are coming and going, based on GPS location. beyond a smartphone, temperatures can be managed using a familiar round dial control on the smart device. with the lyric app, homeowners can adjust their dwelling’s temperature according to immediate conditions, wherever they may be. when the user walks up to the ‘lyric’ thermostat, a built-in proximity sensor signals the display to turn on and show current temperature and the space’s heating or cooling status.

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a soft halo of light in orange (heating), blue (cooling), or green (away/energy savings) momentarily illuminates around the thermostat to indicate that it is making temperature adjustments. additionally, touch-sensitive buttons flank the center display – one for accessing current and upcoming weather information, and another for setting back your temperature while you’re away. the device provides easy-to-understand alerts on when to change a filter, or when your furnace needs servicing. ‘lyric’ thermostat will be available in retail locations beginning august 2014 for $279 USD.

a ‘fine tune’ feature factors indoor and outdoor temperature, humidity, and weather into its algorithm

using the smartphone location, the geofencing feature automatically turns the thermostat to energy saving mode

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‘lyric’ senses when you are coming home, and heats or cools the house to your preferred temperature