New Ecobee Smart Thermostat With Premium Design Revealed Ahead of Launch, Supports HomeKit and Hey Siri

[BijouMan]

I went to my local Best Buy today and I actually saw both of these on display. The Premium was fully working in the demo mode, and you could mess with it. They look just like the leaked images. The model numbers are EB-STATE6L for the Premium and EB-STATE6 for the Enhanced. I can’t believe I am the first person to report seeing them. I didn’t realize they weren’t revealed yet until hours after I got back when I went online to learn about them.

 

[NM08SRT8]

I went to my local Best Buy today and I actually saw both of these on display. The Premium was fully working in the demo mode, and you could mess with it. They look just like the leaked images. The model numbers are EB-STATE6L for the Premium and EB-STATE6 for the Enhanced. I can’t believe I am the first person to report seeing them. I didn’t realize they weren’t revealed yet until hours after I got back when I went online to learn about them.

Did you inquire about a release date or anything mentioned on the info plate thing?

 

[GIZBUG]

The reason I don't use Nest is, it's owned by Google. If Google can find a way to sell your data, they will. Never allow a Google device with a microphone near your house.

Nest has a microphone in it??

 

[BijouMan]

Did you inquire about a release date or anything mentioned on the info plate thing?

The info plate was updated. I did not ask about a release date as I already have the 5th generation model. I went to the store for unrelated reasons, and I just noticed them as I was looking around, so I thought I would tell you I saw these even though they haven’t officially been unveiled. I had no idea that ecobee was going to release a new thermostat, let alone that I would see something in the flesh working before its manufacturer announces it.

 

[RalfTheDog]

Nest has a microphone in it??

It's kind of hard to do the "Hey Google" thing without it. They don't make their money selling you the device. They make their money selling your data to advertisers.

 

[GIZBUG]

It's kind of hard to do the "Hey Google" thing without it. They don't make their money selling you the device. They make their money selling your data to advertisers.

Ah. Never use it then as I have my connected to HomeKit.

 

[itsanewworld]

New ecobee premium and enhanced launched

Comparison

Wi-Fi-enabled smart thermostats | ecobee

Control your home’s comfort with energy-saving ecobee thermostats. Connect to SmartSensor for comfort in important rooms.

www.ecobee.com

 

[jsalda]

I have Ecobee and I love the ability to use “Hey Siri,” sometimes it just makes it easier, like before I go to sleep and I don’t want to have my phone light up in a dark room. I also have 4 sensors throughout the house, haven’t used those to setup HomeKit automations yet though, it would probably drive my family crazy. It is nice to be able to see the temps throughout the house, especially since I just replaced the HVAC unit, my contractor loved seeing that as he was balancing the system.

 

[jason.wood]

perfect timing, google is not including their nest thermostat with matter standard.
we just need a decent wired doorbell cam and ditch nest all together.

The Ubiquiti UniFi Doorbell Pro is what you are looking for.

 

[RalfTheDog]

Ah. Never use it then as I have my connected to HomeKit.

It might be smart to make sure it is disabled.

 

[0194839]

Looking good! I’m hoping this has an OLED screen so the GUI elements just pop out like that on its black front. Right now you can plainly see the squared LCD screen on the current unit.

Unfortunately the new version also comes with a LCD screen according to the specs.

 

[Icaras]

Unfortunately the new version also comes with a LCD screen according to the specs.

I did end up getting the Enhanced model and I must say the LCD quality is much improved from the Lite model. It definitely has darker blacks and it's like a liquid retina display with rounded corners for a more seamless look. It also looks like it might be a higher resolution screen as the GUI elements also look sharper. OLED would definitely have been perfect but the new LCD display is an improvement for sure.