Universal Electronics Inc. Expands UEI TIDE Family Portfolio with New Features and Capabilities
Universal Electronics (UEIC) has announced an expansion of its UEI TIDE family portfolio, introducing enhanced features for smart home climate control and energy management. The expanded lineup includes UEI TIDE Dial, Touch, and Bridge models with new Zigbee Coordinator functionality and Matter support.
Key improvements include managed network formation, device integration capabilities, enhanced energy management, actionable energy insights, and QuickSet® homeSense occupancy detection technology. The system can now manage both central and space heating/AC systems through IR support, while featuring nevo®.ai for AI-powered support.
UEIC also previewed its next-generation UEI TIDE PRO platform, which will feature a larger display, on-device AI processing, Thread support, and QuickSet 7 with Matter Controller capabilities. The company will showcase these innovations at CES in Las Vegas, January 7-10, 2025, at the Venetian Expo, Booth #53023.
Universal Electronics (UEIC) ha annunciato un'espansione del portfolio della famiglia UEI TIDE, introducendo funzionalità avanzate per il controllo climatico delle case intelligenti e la gestione dell'energia. La nuova gamma comprende i modelli UEI TIDE Dial, Touch e Bridge, con una nuova funzionalità di Coordinatore Zigbee e supporto per Matter.
I principali miglioramenti includono la formazione di reti gestite, capacità di integrazione dei dispositivi, una gestione dell'energia migliorata, approfondimenti energetici azionabili e la tecnologia di rilevamento occupazionale homeSense QuickSet®. Il sistema può ora gestire sia i sistemi di riscaldamento/raffreddamento centralizzati che quelli locali grazie al supporto IR, e presenta nevo®.ai per un supporto alimentato dall'IA.
UEIC ha anche presentato in anteprima la sua piattaforma di next-gen UEI TIDE PRO, che avrà un display più grande, elaborazione AI locale, supporto Thread e QuickSet 7 con capacità di Matter Controller. L'azienda presenterà queste innovazioni al CES di Las Vegas, dal 7 al 10 gennaio 2025, al Venetian Expo, Stand #53023.
Universal Electronics (UEIC) ha anunciado una expansión de su cartera de la familia UEI TIDE, introduciendo características mejoradas para el control climático del hogar inteligente y la gestión de la energía. La nueva línea incluye modelos UEI TIDE Dial, Touch y Bridge con nuevas funcionalidades de Coordinador Zigbee y soporte para Matter.
Las mejoras clave incluyen la formación de redes gestionadas, capacidades de integración de dispositivos, gestión de energía mejorada, información energética procesable y la tecnología de detección de ocupación homeSense QuickSet®. El sistema ahora puede gestionar tanto sistemas de calefacción/AC centralizados como de espacio mediante soporte IR, y cuenta con nevo®.ai para soporte impulsado por IA.
UEIC también presentó un adelanto de su plataforma de próxima generación UEI TIDE PRO, que contará con una pantalla más grande, procesamiento de IA en el dispositivo, soporte para Thread y QuickSet 7 con capacidades de Controlador Matter. La compañía mostrará estas innovaciones en el CES en Las Vegas, del 7 al 10 de enero de 2025, en el Venetian Expo, Stand #53023.
유니버설 일렉트로닉스(UEIC)는 UEI TIDE 가족 포트폴리오 확장을 발표하며 스마트 홈 기후 제어 및 에너지 관리 기능을 개선했습니다. 확장된 라인업에는 새로운 Zigbee 코디네이터 기능과 Matter 지원을 갖춘 UEI TIDE 다이얼, 터치 및 브릿지 모델이 포함됩니다.
주요 개선 사항으로는 관리 네트워크 형성, 장치 통합 기능, 향상된 에너지 관리, 실행 가능한 에너지 통찰력, QuickSet® homeSense 점유 감지 기술이 포함됩니다. 이 시스템은 이제 IR 지원을 통해 중앙 및 공간 난방/에어컨 시스템을 관리할 수 있으며, AI 기반 지원을 위한 nevo®.ai를 특징으로 합니다.
UEIC는 차세대 UEI TIDE PRO 플랫폼도 미리 공개했으며, 이 플랫폼은 더 큰 디스플레이, 온보드 AI 처리, Thread 지원 및 Matter 컨트롤러 기능을 갖춘 QuickSet 7을 특징으로 할 예정입니다. 이 회사는 2025년 1월 7일부터 10일까지 라스베가스 CES에서 이 혁신을 선보일 계획이며, Venetian Expo 부스 #53023에서 만날 수 있습니다.
Universal Electronics (UEIC) a annoncé une expansion de son portefeuille de la famille UEI TIDE, introduisant des fonctionnalités améliorées pour le contrôle climatique des maisons intelligentes et la gestion de l'énergie. La gamme étendue comprend les modèles UEI TIDE Dial, Touch et Bridge, avec une nouvelle fonctionnalité de coordinateur Zigbee et un support Matter.
Les principales améliorations incluent la formation de réseaux gérés, les capacités d'intégration des appareils, une gestion de l'énergie améliorée, des informations énergétiques exploitables, et la technologie de détection de présence homeSense QuickSet®. Le système peut désormais gérer à la fois les systèmes de chauffage/climatisation centralisés et ceux des espaces grâce au support IR, tout en intégrant nevo®.ai pour un support alimenté par IA.
UEIC a également présenté en avant-première sa plateforme de prochaine génération UEI TIDE PRO, qui comportera un écran plus grand, un traitement AI sur appareil, un support Thread, et QuickSet 7 avec des capacités de contrôleur Matter. L'entreprise présentera ces innovations au CES à Las Vegas, du 7 au 10 janvier 2025, au Venetian Expo, Stand #53023.
Universal Electronics (UEIC) hat eine Erweiterung seines UEI TIDE-Portfolios angekündigt und dabei verbesserte Funktionen für die intelligente Hausklimasteuerung und das Energiemanagement eingeführt. Die erweiterte Produktpalette umfasst die Modelle UEI TIDE Dial, Touch und Bridge mit neuem Zigbee-Koordinator und Matter-Unterstützung.
Zu den Hauptverbesserungen gehören die Bildung verwalteter Netzwerke, die Integrationsmöglichkeiten für Geräte, ein verbessertes Energiemanagement, umsetzbare Energieanalysen und die QuickSet® homeSense-Technologie zur Anwesenheitserkennung. Das System kann jetzt sowohl zentrale als auch lokale Heiz-/Kühlanlagen mithilfe von IR-Unterstützung verwalten und bietet mit nevo®.ai KI-gestützten Support.
UEIC hat auch seine nächste Generation der UEI TIDE PRO-Plattform vorgestellt, die ein größeres Display, KI-Verarbeitung auf dem Gerät, Thread-Unterstützung und QuickSet 7 mit Matter-Controller-Funktionen bieten wird. Das Unternehmen wird diese Innovationen auf der CES in Las Vegas vom 7. bis 10. Januar 2025 am Venetian Expo, Stand #53023, präsentieren.
- Introduction of new Zigbee Coordinator functionality enhancing system integration capabilities
- Addition of Matter support improving smart home ecosystem compatibility
- Implementation of new energy management and insight features
- Development of next-generation TIDE PRO platform with advanced features
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Insights
The expansion of UEI's TIDE family portfolio represents an evolutionary rather than revolutionary advancement in their smart home technology lineup. While the new features like Zigbee Coordinator functionality and Matter support enhance interoperability, these are becoming industry standards rather than differentiators. The addition of QuickSet homeSense for occupancy detection and AI-powered nevo.ai demonstrates UEI's commitment to keeping pace with smart home trends, but doesn't significantly alter their market position.
The upcoming TIDE PRO platform with on-device AI processing and Thread support shows promise, but its actual market impact will depend on execution and adoption rates. For a company with a
From a market perspective, UEI's product expansion aligns with the growing smart home market but faces intense competition from established players like Google Nest and ecobee. The integration capabilities and energy management features address current market demands, but the announcement timing ahead of CES 2025 suggests this is more of a strategic positioning move than a market-moving development.
While the TIDE family's hybrid system management capability could appeal to specific market segments, particularly in regions with mixed heating/cooling solutions, this represents a relatively niche advantage. The stock's potential reaction to this news is likely to be minimal, as product announcements without accompanying financial projections or major partnerships typically have impact on market valuation.
The UEI TIDE family, known for its innovative approach to climate control and energy management in smart homes, now includes enhanced functionalities that promise to elevate the user experience and provide greater control over home environments.
The expanded UEI TIDE family portfolio introduces the UEI TIDE Dial, Touch and Bridge available in various SKUs to cater to different market needs. The UEI TIDE Dial (US24) and UEI TIDE Dial (EU24/EUUSB) models now support Zigbee Coordinator functionality, enabling a complete energy management platform seamlessly integrated with HVAC systems, energy insight capabilities, and new software-defined occupancy and presence detection technology, QuickSet® homeSense. These models also offer Matter support, allowing for wide interoperability with major smart home ecosystems.
UEI TIDE Dial's new capabilities, including built-in Zigbee hub functionality, offer several specific benefits that enhance its capabilities and integration within smart home ecosystems:
- Managed Network Formation: As a Zigbee coordinator, the UEI TIDE Dial can form and manage a Zigbee network. In new installations, this allows for cost effective delivery of a managed climate control or home automation experience when other hubs or ecosystems don’t exist.
- Device Integration: The UEI TIDE Dial can seamlessly integrate with various Zigbee-enabled devices, such as environmental or safety sensors, Smart Thermostatic Radiator Valves (TRV), smart shades, and smart plugs. This capability can be complemented through integration with IP-enabled smart home devices. This allows for a unified control system where multiple devices can communicate and work together efficiently.
- Energy Management: By acting as a central hub with built-in on-device automation capabilities, the UEI TIDE family of smart thermostats can optimize energy usage within the home with or without internet connectivity. It can manage HVAC systems, control heating and cooling levels, and adjust settings based on real-time data from connected devices, leading to energy savings and improved efficiency.
- Energy Insights: UEI TIDE Dial now supports delivery of actionable energy insights, on device, with recommendations to optimize cost and comfort for users. This feature, when integrated with the household’s energy provider, can help visualize usage patterns and recommended optimizations.
- Occupancy & Presence Detection: This on-device occupancy and presence detection technology, powered by QuickSet homeSense, enables the thermostat to learn and adapt to varying home environments and individual user habits, and offer a scalable, personalized, app-less, privacy-first energy management solution.
These benefits make the UEI TIDE Family of Climate Control solutions a powerful and versatile component in smart home automation, providing users with enhanced climate control and energy management.
One of the standout features of the UEI TIDE Family is its ability to manage both central and space heating/AC systems, providing optimized climate control and energy savings. Users can control hybrid systems that mix central and mini-split systems from a single thermostat through support for IR, making it easier to manage the whole home climate. UEI TIDE Dial and Touch also support nevo®.ai, UEI’s AI-powered agent that offers support for on-boarding, remote control and built-in tier 0 support, enhancing user convenience and control throughout the lifecycle of the product.
In addition to these enhancements, UEI is offering a sneak peek of its next-generation UEI TIDE PRO platform. This upcoming platform will feature a larger, higher-resolution display, support for on-device AI processing, Thread and Open Thread Border Router (OTBR), and QuickSet 7 support with a built-in Matter Controller with Multi-Admin capabilities. The new platform will also introduce an advanced software framework, allowing for the development of operating system and graphical user interfaces under a limited power budget.
Arsham Hatambeiki, SVP of Products and Technology at UEI, commented, "We are thrilled to expand our UEI TIDE family portfolio with new capabilities that enhance climate control and energy management by addressing key friction points, and delivering on-device actionable insights. Our next-generation platform will set a new standard for home automation and reimagine the role of a smart thermostat in the home."
Join UEI at the Venetian Expo, Booth #53023, starting January 7th through 10th, 2025 to experience the future of smart home technology with the expanded UEI TIDE family portfolio and get a glimpse of the next-generation UEI TIDE platform.
Universal Electronics Inc. (NASDAQ: UEIC) is the global leader in universal wireless control solutions for the home. The company brings to life millions of innovative control products each year that focus on a user-centric approach to designing and creating solutions and applications that simplify user interaction with highly complex technologies in the home and removing interoperability challenges as a roadblock for user adoption, with a privacy first and secure by design approach to today’s smart devices.
QuickSet® and Nevo® are a registered trademark of Universal Electronics Inc. All trademarks appearing herein are the property of their respective owners.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the Safe-Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words and expressions reflecting something other than historical fact are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including the timely development, delivery, technical performance, and market acceptance of products and technologies identified in this release; the purchasing by UEI customers of the UEI QuickSet homeSense, nevo.ai, and UEI TIDE family of products and services identified in this release in the quantities anticipated by management; the adoption of the Zigbee, Thread, and Matter interoperability technologies identified in this release by UEI customers, the continued penetration and growth of UEI's software and services based solutions and other products and consumer technologies identified in this release; and other factors described in UEI’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The actual results that UEI achieves may differ materially from any forward-looking statement due to such risks and uncertainties. UEI undertakes no obligations to revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release.
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