Apple’s well-received HomePod mini smart speaker has a secret: a sensor that measures temperature and humidity that could be used to…
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Using Eve motion sensors to automate your HomeKit smart home
As you see the HomeKit logo, you know that you’ll be able to control a smart home device from Apple’s Home app and from Siri using your…
Apple unveils $99 HomePod mini
Apple today unveiled HomePod mini, the newest addition to the HomePod family that delivers impressive sound, the intelligence of Siri to…
How IKEA’s smart blinds work with HomeKit on iOS and through Siri
After months of waiting, Ikea has now started rolling out HomeKit support for its FYRTUR and KADRILJ smart blinds…
Apple to make official appearance at CES for the first time in decades
The world’s biggest technology companies are heading to Las Vegas for the annual CES trade show next week…
Analyst: Sonos is ‘natural acquisition target’ for Apple
Premium music speaker maker Sonos could be the next consumer electronics stock in play after the acquisition of Fitbit by Alphabet unit Google…
How to keep your home’s air clean and odor-free with Apple’s HomeKit
HomeKit peripherals can keep your home’s air clean automatically, and it won’t cost as much as you might think…
AirDrop and device tracking are only the beginnings of Ultra Wideband in Apple’s iPhone
Apple’s use of Ultra Wideband with the U1 chip in the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max could go well beyond AirDrop…
With ultra-wideband, Apple is looking at big expansion of HomeKit
A future version of HomeKit could provide the ability to control items at a socket level depending on where the user is…
Apple’s Home app takes a step back in iOS 13 beta
Apple’s Home app has regressed in usability in iOS 13 beta.
Vizio unveils all-new 4K HDR smart TVs, Apple’s HomeKit and AirPlay 2 coming later this year
When Apple listed all the AirPlay 2-compatible TVs, there was good news for Vizio TV owners…
63% of people find smart home devices ‘creepy’
Smart home devices are ‘creepy’ according to the majority of people who own them…
Hands-on with Apple’s AirPlay 2 and HomeKit on a Vizio smart TV
Vizio yesterday launched a beta version of its updated Smartcast software…
IDC: Apple expected to gain traction in smart home market
The global market for smart home devices is expected to grow 26.9% year over year in 2019 to 832.7 million shipments…
IDC: Lighting, security cameras to drive smart home device sales
Sales of smart home devices will surge this year thanks to the hot categories of home monitoring and security…
Apple’s streaming service could change the game for smart homes
Apple’s as-yet unnamed streaming service will be available everywhere.
Roku has nearly finalized support for Apple’s AirPlay 2 in Roku media players and Roku-based smart TVs
AirPlay 2 integration is expected to arrive in the form of a Roku OS software update for Roku media players…
Apple hires ex-Microsoft exec to revamp smart home business
Sam Jadallah, the former CEO of a smart lock company that shut down just over a year ago…
Roku in talks with Apple about supporting AirPlay 2, Apple Music
The two companies currently working out details surrounding the partnership…
Developer demos what will be possible with HomeKit-connected AirPlay 2 Smart TVs
Apple surprised announced its new HomeKit and AirPlay Smart TV initiative at CES…
Tons of new HomeKit gear is landing this year as adoption quickly accelerates
HomeKit adoption is quickly accelerating, with an unprecedented number of accessories…
Apple’s deals with Samsung and other TV makers shows Apple TV can’t keep pace with its rivals
Samsung said that its 2019 smart TVs would come with the ability to buy and rent movies…
Apple cracks open the gate to their famous walled garden
In a series of uncharacteristic partnerships with tech rivals…
Elgato goes all-in on HomeKit, changes name to Eve Systems, sells off gaming division
Elgato makes a lot of great HomeKit hardware and smart home accessories…
Sony PlayStation 4 cumulative sales 2.5 times greater than Microsoft’s Xbox One
It’s no secret that the PlayStation 4 has been outselling the Xbox One, but the extent…
Apple is struggling to stop a ‘skeleton key’ hack on home Wi-Fi
Even with all Apple’s expertise and investment in cybersecurity, there are some security problems that are so intractable…
Great light bulbs that work with Apple’s HomePod and Siri
I was able to tell Siri to change the bulb color to purple, blue, yellow…
Smart speaker penetration hits 20% of U.S. Wi-Fi households
In just three months, that’s more than a 50 percent increase to an astounding 18.7 million U.S. home…
The Inquirer reviews Apple’s HomePod: ‘Looks great, sounds fantastic; Siri needs work’
We’ve now spent a month with the Apple HomePod, the company’s first attack on the smart speaker market…
Apple needs more than HomePod to play in smart home
When Apple announced in 2014 that it was creating the HomeKit for iOS devices…
How Apple’s HomeKit broke my digital heart
When Apple first announced HomeKit in 2014 I hoped it would be the unifying platform…
I want another Apple HomePod for sure, maybe two more
One of the tests of truly useful technology is how quickly it stops feeling like a luxury and starts feeling like something you wouldn’t want to live without
How to control your home with the HomePod
You can use your HomePod to control HomeKit accessories…
A new OS war is about to begin
We are about to move into what I call the mini operating systems wars for edge devices…
Apple’s AirPlay 2: What it is, how it works, and which devices support it
AirPlay has been with us for a long time…
How Apple should fix Apple TV: This all seems so obvious, and yet…
Let me preface this by saying that I like the Apple TV. It’s a solid device….
Massive HomeKit improvements in iOS 11 include faster switching and much more powerful automation
You can tell from the numerous improvements iOS 11 brings to HomeKit that the standard…
Elgato showcases five new HomeKit accessories
Elgato is expanding its Eve product family of HomeKit-enabled accessories…
Apple’s future is Siri
The iPhone shows no signs of going away, and it’s possible to imagine that we’ll still be carrying some…
Ikea’s smart home dares to make sense
The ‘smart home’ has not yet distinguished itself. Sure, you might dim your lights…
TechHive reviews Schlage Sense: The heaviest-duty of heavy-duty HomeKit-enabled smart locks
A bit on the industrial side? Perhaps, but if reliability is what you really want…
Apple has proven me wrong about HomeKit
Apple has made major changes to HomeKit that accelerate the standard’s trajectory…
