Aros is a new in design,beautiful with it's looks and as well as smart with its features . a air conditioner that will appeal to home owners who are conscious with energy usage . This is said to be one of the most complicated product ever built by the Quirky company and they hope that it will be able to solve the problems and issues on the window A/C unit that haunts it , since it has arrived in the 1970s and been unchanged. This is about to change the way of air conditioning
This was the result of the partnership GE with Quirky more
than a six months ago; this was a union of one of the youngest (Quirky ) and
one of the oldest (GE ) consumer technology producers. While the team have
produced many in this short span of time .including “connected” gadgets during their time
together, this happens to be the first time that they have felt they have made
an earnest product with Aros. The CEO of Quirky said that the product has been
in the plans of the two companies ever since they got together.
He said “We
want Quirky to be a company that makes invention accessible, not just cool
kitchen gadgets and fun toys,” he says. “GE gives us the ability to take on
these really complex inventions.”
As with all of the products to come from Quirky family ,
Aros was the brainchild of Dr. Garthen Leslie. He uploaded the idea to the
forums of Quirky after noticing the A/C units on a hot summer’s day that were
hanging on the sides of the buildings. He said that he was fed up of having to
choose between a waste of energy or having to put up with the stuffy summer
heat of the day.
Soon there after GE professionals caught the idea , who
have been making air conditioners for more than 70 years, and were working on
the concept idea. The project seemed to be on a very short schedule, which was
unthinkable. Kevin Nolan from GE Appliances said “I thought the guys were
crazy.” He went on to say that “We as a company are learning a lot about how we
can be bolder and take more risks.” Typically a product such as Aros would take
around one year to design, but today, which is less than six months, the idea
has become a reality.
Surprisingly Aros comes with a low price tag at $300, as it
is a product that says it reinvents a category. The price tag is similar to
other A/C units on the market. Quirky along with GE built the conventional
in-window unit that is able to cool a maximum of 350 square feet with 8,000 BTU
which is approximately 0.6 tons capacity which is obtained from its unique design
sucking hot air and cooling it instead cooling cool air as our conventional air conditioners . Along
with this, Aros comes with some nice detailing. This includes upward airflow,
three cooling and fan modes, front facing panelling that is sleek and fabric
panels that insulate.
It is the built in software that make the air conditioner
so unique and smart. This is linked up to a smart home app designed by Quirky
and which can tether to the home Wi-Fi too. A smartphone can then be used as a
remote control. The system can be switched on when you are on your way home and
it can be used to switch the system off when you leave. The system will learn
from your use and it will work out a schedule.
If you are a money minder then this could be the perfect
system. One of the in-app features allows you to set a monthly budget for the
energy bill. When that limit is coming close Aros will let you know so that
there are no nasty surprises in store when the bill comes in at the end of the
month. And it also suggests you with the best operating mode depending upon
your energy usage and surrounding temperatures.
So it looks like the days of the lumbering dumb A/C units
are over thanks to Aros from Quirky and GE. Kaufman said that this was just a taste
of things to come. “You’re going to see
less gadgets and doo-dads and more sophisticated products that are completely
rethought categories.” He added . Aros is available for pre-order for $300 from
Amazon. Get this to your place before summer to cool this summer before it pisses your mood.share it on your social accounts as its worth caring.
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