Ecobee Premium thermostat leaks with built-in Siri and Alexa support
by Jon Porter from The Verge - All Posts on (#5Z9J9)
The alleged Premium model. | Image: Canadian Tire Smart home company Ecobee appears ready to release two new smart thermostats - the Ecobee Enhanced and the Ecobee Premium - ZatzNotFunny reports. The Enhanced model has appeared in a post on Reddit, while the Premium has leaked via a retail listing from Canadian Tire. Between them, they look set to overhaul Ecobee's existing lineup of thermostats consisting of 2016's Ecobee3 Lite and 2019's Ecobee SmartThermostat with voice control.
The Ecobee Premium appears set to replace the flagship $250 SmartThermostat. It still has a built-in microphone with support for voice assistants like Alexa and Siri, ZatzNotFunny reports, but new for this model is air quality monitoring. One product photo shows the Ecobee app recommending a window be opened...
