Thington

Thington Inc. was positioned as an artificial intelligence platform for the connected home, founded by Matt Biddulph and Tom Coates. The company emerged from Product Club, a new product development and consultancy firm the duo started about two years prior to Thington's launch. The public launch of Thington was announced on March 2, 2015, introducing what they termed the "Thington Concierge," an AI designed to manage and coordinate smart home devices.

The core of Thington's offering was a service designed to simplify the interaction between various smart devices within a household. Instead of managing multiple applications for different products, Thington aimed to provide a unified, intelligent layer that could understand the user's context and automate actions across devices. For example, it could coordinate smart lights, thermostats, and security systems to work in concert without direct user intervention for each action. This placed the company in the burgeoning Internet of Things (IoT) and smart home automation market, catering to homeowners seeking enhanced convenience, security, and efficiency.

The founders brought significant experience from the technology sector. Prior to Thington, they collaborated at the design and innovation firm IDEO. Their work has consistently revolved around the intersection of technology, data, and user experience, which directly informed Thington's product philosophy of creating a seamless and intelligent home environment. The company's business model was centered on providing a sophisticated software solution that could integrate with a wide array of third-party smart home hardware, adding value through an AI-driven service layer.

In a significant milestone, Thington Inc. was acquired by Logitech. This move signaled an exit for the founders and the integration of their AI and smart home orchestration technology into Logitech's broader ecosystem of connected products. While the exact date and financial terms of the acquisition were not publicly detailed, the peak year for Logitech acquisitions was 2016, a period during which they were actively expanding their portfolio. Keywords: Thington, smart home AI, IoT platform, home automation, Matt Biddulph, Tom Coates, connected home, smart device integration, artificial intelligence for home, Thington Concierge, Product Club, Logitech acquisition, smart home software, IoT service, intelligent home control, multi-device orchestration, smart home ecosystem, connected living, residential IoT, automated home systems