Late last year, a Texas-based startup showed up on Kickstarter with a smart device that promised to not only cut residential air conditioning bills by nearly a third—saving homeowners enough money to pay for the unit in a single season—but would also make A/C units last longer. That promise, combined with the solar-powered system’s eligibility for a 30-percent federal tax credit, convinced more than 600 backers to take the plunge.

Today the company announced that it was shipping product to backers, who scored significant discounts, and that the device is available for sale to all. The device itself appears to be exactly what was promised, but its name has changed from The Mister to Mistbox.

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