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Things are heating up at the tado° headquarters! With only 48h to go, now is the time to get all your friends on board so they will be included in the first production batch. Today's update brings another successful Internet-of-Things player to the... (Read More)

30°C and rising! What a weekend! We hope you've found a nice and cool spot to chill. Read on to see what today's update brings along for you... DAILY SURPRISE BONUS: API integration with leading smart bulb manufacturers LIFX and Philips  ...and... (Read More)

Hi there, we hope you are having an awesome weekend! As promised the SWEET-LIKE-HONEY COUNTDOWN continues with another surprise and a selected tado° Cooling feature. Read on to see what we have prepared for you today... DAILY SURPRISE BONUS: One... (Read More)

Hello everyone! Good things are happening! As we are approaching the final phase of our Kickstarter project we would like to officially introduce the “Sweet-like-honey Countdown”.  Here’s how it works: Every day until Wednesday, June 11th, we... (Read More)

Dear backers and friends,  You made it happen! Thanks to all who helped reach our goal of $150,000. Earlier we promised a nice stretch goal, so here it comes :).  If we can reach $200,000 in the next 6,5 days we will integrate with Apple's HomeKit... (Read More)

Hey there! We think it’s a great time to share some information about the huge savings potential that tado° brings to the table. Our designers came up with a cool piggy-bank-filling info chart for you. If you like what you see it would be great if... (Read More)

Dear Backers and Supporters, the last few days have been very exciting so we wanted to give you a short update.  Indoors: Ongoing work and backer feedback  Here’s a quick look behind the scenes at the design team putting some finishing touches... (Read More)

Woohaa! All of you wonderful backers out there: You are the bomb!  With your help our project raised 50% of its goal in only 1.5 days. That’s more than $75.000! We want to thank you BIG TIME for your support. We appreciate all the messages and... (Read More)

Every week, TUAW provides readers with an update on new or significant crowdfunded Apple-related projects in the news. While our policy is to not go into detail on items that haven't reached at least 80 percent of their funding goal, this update is designed to give readers a heads-up on projects they might find interesting enough to back. (Read More)

Internet of Things startup Tado has today unveiled its most ambitious product to-date. The German company and maker of the Tado smart thermostat, which competes with Google-owned Nest and others, has taken to crowdfunding platform Kickstarter to launch the Tado Cooling, an Internet-connected device that makes almost any remote controlled air conditioning system smart. (Read More)

The system, for which a Kickstarter campaign was launched on Monday, should work with 4 out of 5 existing AC units. (Read More)

Plenty of companies produce smart thermostats to control your home's heating, but what if your air conditioner isn't part of the same system? Tado, which already produces Nest-like smart thermostats for heating systems in Europe, is now working on a device that'll do the same for cooling. Tado Cooling connects to your home's AC unit over infrared, and lets you control the temperature while out and about from your smartphone. In addition, there's geo-fencing, so it'll shut down if you go away, and come back on when you reach a certain distance away from your home. (Read More)

Everything you need to know about the Tado Cooling, including impressions and analysis, photos, video, release date, prices, specs, and predictions from CNET. (Read More)