How Ecobee is becoming the smart home company Nest should have been
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A decade after both companies introduced the smart thermostat to the world, Ecobee is leapfrogging Nest in hardware and features.
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    We haven’t made any announcements [about timing], but you’ll see some relatively soon,” CEO Stuart Lombard told me in an interview ahead of the launch of the doorbell.

    While Ecobee is late to the doorbell game (Ring arrived in 2014, and Nest announced its Hello in 2017), Ecobee’s Smart Doorbell Camera has some compelling features, including combination radar and computer vision-powered alerts that were impressively accurate in my testing, a towering field of view that captured my porch from top to bottom, the ability to be a hub for its smart security system, and the option to turn a thermostat into a video intercom.

    The main selling point for Ecobee’s smart thermostat has been its wireless temperature and motion sensors, the latter of which is the base for most security systems.

    With the expansion of its ecosystem and as technologies like Matter come into play, bringing with it the potential to more easily connect sensors from other manufacturers, Ecobee believes it can get significantly better.

    But add technologies like the radar sensor in our doorbell camera [also in its latest thermostat], which combines with machine vision, and we create significantly better outcomes.”

    As time-of-use rates for electricity become more common in the US and more people add solar and batteries to their homes, the company that helps consumers most effectively manage their usage to get the best value will be in a strong position.

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