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Panasonic has expanded its product portfolio with the announcement of its Matter-enabled room air conditioners (RACs) powered by the Miraie app. According to the company, Matter is an open-source connectivity standard that enables seamless interoperability across smart devices. Customers will be able to control their Matter-enabled air conditioners through the Miraie app, a platform which has been designed to enhance the connected living experience.
According to Panasonic, with Miraie, users will be able to seamlessly control and monitor a wide range of smart appliances, including air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, and more irrespective of the brand in the future.
Availability
Starting February 2024, the Panasonic range of Air Conditioners equipped with Matter protocol will be available across all leading outlets and e-commerce platforms in India. Panasonic hasn’t revealed the pricing of the Matter-enabled ACs as of now.
Commenting on the announcement, Manish Sharma, Chairman of Panasonic Life Solutions India and South Asia, said, “At Panasonic, we have been launching products and technology in line with consumer insights. We find that our consumers use products of different brands, and each brand has a platform or an app to manage a particular appliance. Hence to make lives more convenient and comfortable for our consumers, we have integrated Matter, an open, universal standard, with our Miraie platform and introduced India’s first Matter-enabled Room Air Conditioners as the first product under this new range. So now a Panasonic Air Conditioner equipped with Matter technology can be managed using the Miraie platform or any other platform that is Matter compatible. Similarly, any other Room Air Conditioner brand that is compatible with Matter can also be controlled through the Miraie platform. This is indeed a big breakthrough in the consumer tech space.”
Manish Misra, Chief Innovation Officer of Panasonic Life Solutions India, said, “Our vision is to bring innovation to elevate the daily living of our consumers through smart technology. We launched Miraie – our smart home platform in 2020 and we have seen 70% of our Air Conditioner consumers using the platform. And now we are taking the Miraie platform to the next level by making it Matter-compatible and introducing India’s first range of Matter enabled Room Air Conditioners. India Innovation Centre has been at the forefront of many innovations at Panasonic and with Matter, we have done extensive testing and are delighted to provide our consumers with an upgraded Miraie platform that provides interoperability and is simple to use, reliable and secure.”
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