An AC you can operate from your mobile phone
By Our Corporate Bureau | 15 Dec 2004
The Teleconnect air conditioner has remote monitoring and self-diagnosis functions. It has digital temperature setting that allows users to set the temperature and mode by merely pressing the keys on a mobile handset or touchtone landline. The AC diagnoses the best fan speed required, for optimum cooling at the lowest power consumption.
The telecontroller automatically switches to power saving mode after eight seconds of no operation and all LEDs are switched off. It returns to operation when any key is pressed. It has password protection to prevent misuse. The new 1.5-ton air conditioner is competitively priced at Rs27,900.
The world''s largest producer of white goods and outdoor use appliances, Electrolux''s 2003 group sales was 124 billion Swedish kroners. The group has 77,000 employees, and owns brands such as AEG, Electrolux, Zanussi, Frigidaire, Eureka, and Husqvarna.