Universal Electronics Inc. Introduces UEI Comfort Family of Connected Thermostats - Seite 2

The UEI Comfort line’s sensing capabilities and interoperability with other connected devices and ecosystems delivers on a simplified smart home promise. Users can control the temperature through Alexa, Google or SmartThings enabled devices, and the UEI Comfort line can provide temperature and sensing data to other connected devices such as home automation systems and smart lights.

The UEI Comfort line comes with the new UEI Virtual Agent built in to address ongoing support needs for connected products. UEI Virtual Agent provides a complete support framework for connected devices, including guided setup and onboarding, feature discovery and troubleshooting.

“The Comfort family of connected thermostats is helpful by design in every detail. These products are designed to save energy without compromising comfort,” said Arsham Hatambeiki, Senior Vice President of Products and Technology at UEI. “With the full lifecycle of connected products in mind, ongoing support is built in from the start including the UEI Virtual Agent to help you get the most out of the product, and interoperability with other home devices powered by QuickSet Cloud. The UEI Comfort line is another example of UEI’s leadership in providing user-centric solutions to smart home challenges.”

About Universal Electronics Inc.

Founded in 1986, Universal Electronics Inc. (NASDAQ: UEIC) is the global leader in universal control and sensing technologies for the smart home. The company designs, develops, manufactures and ships over 500 innovative products that are used by the world’s leading brands in the consumer electronics, subscription broadcast, security, home automation, hospitality and climate control markets. For more information, please visit www.uei.com.

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