Ambi Labs Officially Unveils Ambi Climate: The Delightful Air-Conditioner Add-on That Predicts Your Indoor Climate

Ambi Labs Officially Unveils Ambi Climate: The Delightful Air-Conditioner Add-on That Predicts Your Indoor Climate

HONG KONG, July 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Ambi Labs officially announces the

launch of Ambi Climate -- a delightfully simple add-on upgrade that optimises

your home's air conditioning ("AC"). Ambi Climate simplifies your comfort,

taking over the management of your AC to maintain perfect indoor conditions for

your home while minimising energy consumption. Ambi Climate uses proprietary

machine learning techniques to predict conditions in your home and learns your

preferences, local weather patterns and your home's heating and cooling

profile. Ambi Climate is the result of over two years ofAsia focused research

in user behaviour and air conditioner usage and performance.

Ambi Climate "Recently, several learning thermostats and AC controllers have

appeared on the market," saidJulian Lee, founder and CEO of Ambi Labs, "but

most of these predict the schedule of the user, i.e. when they are home and

when they are out, and automatically switch on and off the AC to match. Our

research shows that this isn't a challenge inAsia - users typically switch on

their ACs when they need them, and do not need help in this regard."

Over the last two years, Ambi Labs has conducted online surveys across ten

key markets inAsia, with over 4,000 respondents. These respondents have clearly

indicated their primary AC challenge is in maintaining comfortable conditions,

and that they are concerned about the resulting high cost and carbon footprint.

Overall, 72% of respondents in the region identified with at least one AC usage

issue, such as finding the room too warm, too cool, too dry or too humid at

times.

Ambi Labs' research indicates that these difficulties are largely due to the

outdated design of existing AC remotes. Julian commented: "Current remote

controls encourage the user to focus on power and temperature buttons, so it is

unsurprising that many users engage in inefficient on/off control behaviour -

they switch on their ACs when they are hot, and switch them off when it gets

too cold. The resulting 'yo yo-ing' in temperature, as some of our research

participants called it, is both uncomfortable and a waste of energy. They have

also complained about needing to adjust their ACs as much as every 30 minutes,

and some habitually wake up in the middle of the night to adjust the settings."

Ambi Climate harnesses machine learning and big data techniques to solve

these problems. It is the world's first system that learns not just your

preferences, but also predicts how conditions in your home will change. Ambi

Climate's patent pending algorithms build up a holistic picture of your home,

and are able to adjust your AC settings to maximise your comfort, no matter the

time of the day, or outdoor weather patterns.

Ambi Climate also provides deep, data-driven insights into the conditions in

the user's home, and the impact of their usage behaviour. "Most people know

that closing the blinds during the day will cut down the heat trapped in the

home - reducing the cooling required in the evening, yet how many people really

do that?" commented Julian. "Ambi Climate gives you insight into these factors,

so that you can better understand the impact of your decisions."

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About Ambi Climate

* Simplifies your comfort

* Solves common Asia pain point - the need to frequently adjust the AC

* Uses proprietary machine learning techniques to predict conditions in your

home

* Gives you more insight into the impact of your AC usage patterns

* Add-on upgrade, compatible with all remote controlled ACs

* Smartphone controlled, wifi enabled, talks to your AC in place of your

remote control About Ambi Labs

Ambi Labs is a Hong Kong based startup that is changing how Asian consumers

interact with household appliances.Ambi Labs applies its proprietary machine

learning and predictive technology to the Asian household, customised for the

habits and preferences of consumers in this region.

Press Contact:

Elizabeth Choi

+852-2259-5100

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