Connect your air conditioner with Tado Cooling (pictures)
Check out the adapter that wants to be your air conditioner's brain.
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The Tado Cooling system promises to connect your air conditioner with your smartphone for remote control and location-based automation. Click through for a closer look.
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Wall-mounted
The Tado is designed for easy wall mounting.
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App-enabled
The free Tado app will offer you full control over your air conditioner.
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Humidity sensor
Tado also features a built-in humidity sensor.
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Location-based automation
You can use Tado to automatically run your air conditioner based on your location.
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Available on Kickstarter
The Tado is expected to retail for $149 later this year, but backers of the device's Kickstarter campaign, which runs until June 11, can reserve a system for $99.
