Apple HomePod: Missing Card From HomeKit Smart Home Deck?
Aiming to be more than a me-too response to the Amazon Echo and Google Home speakers, Apple has played its hand in the voice-activated speaker game in the form of...
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Smart Home Security Your Way: Yale Assure Lock with Bluetooth
The front door on today’s connected home has taken a turn for the better. By replacing the ubiquitous deadbolt with a key-free Yale Assure Lock with Bluetooth, consumers can simply...
Apple iOS 10 Elevates HomeKit via Home App and Home Hubs
In a concerted effort to elevate the profile of Apple HomeKit—the Cupertino company’s foundational infrastructure for smart-home technology accessory integration—Apple has taken a giant step forward by releasing the fresh...
Illuminating a Path To Lighting Flexibility With Philips Hue
As one of first wireless LED lighting systems, Philips Hue has been at the forefront of elevating residential illumination technology from the mundane to the sophisticated. For example, their Hue...
iDevices Bridges Apple HomeKit and Amazon Alexa Worlds
Apple HomeKit accessories can often be islands of smart-home automation. That is largely due to the current HomeKit architecture on iOS, where accessory manufacturers develop standalone apps for pairing and controlling their...
Apple HomeKit Sprouts a Home App in iOS 10
It has been two years since Apple first announced the development of HomeKit—their entry into the realm of smart-home automation and integration—at their 2014 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). The first...
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