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Tag: home automation

Why Apple’s iPad and Apple Watch may outshine iPhone at September 9 event

Thursday, September 3, 2015 2:01 pmThursday, September 3, 20153 Comments

Most speculation about Apple’s upcoming press event has focused on the iPhone…

Apple patents smoke detection system for iPhone, iPad

Tuesday, September 1, 2015 9:54 pmTuesday, September 1, 201511 Comments

iPhones, iPads and other branded equipment could one day sport onboard smoke detection hardware to alert…

Apple TV said to have motion-sensitive Siri-capable remote with touchpad

Friday, August 28, 2015 3:58 pm9 Comments

In the new Apple TV, Apple will be able to push the A8 much, much further than it ever has before…

Media companies want Apple to charge more than $40/month for Internet TV service

Friday, August 28, 2015 2:13 pmFriday, August 28, 201525 Comments

Despite the fact Apple isn’t going to debut a fancy new television service with Apple TV…

Why the massive venue for Apple’s September 9th special event?

Friday, August 28, 2015 1:30 pmFriday, August 28, 201528 Comments

One of the mysteries of the September 9 event just announced by Apple is why the huge venue…

Get ready, Apple is about to unveil the first real Apple TV

Friday, August 28, 2015 11:25 amFriday, August 28, 201522 Comments

Apple is about to lay down its cards…

Will we see the ‘Apple Car’ on September 9th?

Friday, August 28, 2015 9:55 amFriday, August 28, 201526 Comments

What sort of unveiling needs a 7000 seat venue, weeks of work, and likely millions of dollars?

Apple to reveal ‘something big’ on September 9th

Thursday, August 27, 2015 3:27 pmThursday, August 27, 201539 Comments

Apple has scheduled its annual iPhone debut for Wednesday September 9…

It’s official: Apple sends out September 9th special event invitations

Thursday, August 27, 2015 12:29 pmThursday, August 27, 201526 Comments

The invitation melds Siri graphics with the iconic Apple logo and the text…

Piper’s Munster: Only a 50% chance of Apple Internet TV service debut this year

Thursday, August 13, 2015 8:55 amThursday, August 13, 201513 Comments

The new box is expected to incorporate Siri, HomeKit, and possibly an Apple TV app store…

Is the next-gen Apple TV Apple’s overwhelming answer to Amazon’s Echo?

Friday, August 7, 2015 1:28 pmFriday, August 7, 20157 Comments

I put the Amazon Echo on my kitchen counter and

Beleaguered Microsoft’s Xbox One has lost the console war to Sony’s PS4

Wednesday, July 22, 2015 5:28 pmWednesday, July 22, 201537 Comments

The console war is over, and Sony has come out the runaway winner over Microsoft…

Apple’s strict certification requirements delay HomeKit rollout

Tuesday, July 14, 2015 10:25 amTuesday, July 14, 201510 Comments

Wondering where all the Apple HomeKit products are?

Apple devices dominate TV everywhere viewing

Tuesday, June 16, 2015 5:25 pmTuesday, June 16, 201510 Comments

The penetration of TV Everywhere into households has gone up…

No new Apple TV at WWDC, sources say

Thursday, June 4, 2015 9:07 amThursday, June 4, 201520 Comments

Apple planned as recently as mid-May to use WWDC to spotlight new Apple TV hardware…

Yes, Apple TV will be the hub for your HomeKit-connected home

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 3:27 pmWednesday, June 3, 20159 Comments

While many, including me, are expecting new Apple TV hardware to debut…

How Apple might plan to make their TV and music streaming services stand out

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 2:55 pmWednesday, June 3, 20157 Comments

The worst-kept secret this week was that Apple plans to unveil a re-vamped Apple TV…

Apple TV confirmed as HomeKit hub in new Apple document

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 9:25 amWednesday, June 3, 201516 Comments

A new Apple support document for HomeKit has now officially confirmed…

Apple’s Siri has new role in new smart home systems

Tuesday, June 2, 2015 10:55 amTuesday, June 2, 201510 Comments

Hey Siri, turn off the kitchen light…

First Apple-certified HomeKit-compliant devices launch

Tuesday, June 2, 2015 9:55 amTuesday, June 2, 20154 Comments

Apple TV provides an always-on presence in the home in case users want to control devices while they’re away…

First accessories to support Apple’s HomeKit launch next week

Saturday, May 30, 2015 1:32 pm4 Comments

The first home automation products using Apple’s new Siri-controlled HomeKit platform…

GE announces Siri-controlled, ‘GE Align’ color-changing LED lightbulb

Monday, May 4, 2015 6:32 pm16 Comments

GE plans to engineer intelligent, color-changing LED lighting compatible with Apple’s HomeKit…

Tim Cook teases a major new Apple product

Tuesday, April 28, 2015 9:05 amTuesday, April 28, 201520 Comments

Apple’s earnings call was full of interesting numbers and nuggets…

Apple TV ‘skinny’ package likely to accelerate cord cutting

Sunday, March 29, 2015 2:15 pm44 Comments

Apple’s ambition to be a dominant player in television is expected to accelerate…

All the ways a new Apple TV could dominate your living room

Tuesday, March 24, 2015 10:31 amTuesday, March 24, 201513 Comments

Cupertino finally is getting serious about supercharging Apple TV…

Analyst: Apple would burst into $35 billion home gaming market with new Apple TV App Store

Monday, March 23, 2015 1:09 pmMonday, March 23, 201520 Comments

With software sales for traditional game consoles and PCs projected…

Morgan Stanley: In U.S. alone, Apple Internet TV service could add 15 million subscribers in first year

Friday, March 20, 2015 5:35 pmFriday, March 20, 201512 Comments

Apple has 25 million Apple TV set top boxes in use today, the majority of which are in the US…

Apple’s Internet TV and the changing – and unchanging – structure of TV

Friday, March 20, 2015 1:26 pmFriday, March 20, 20153 Comments

Cable TV is socialism that works…

All-new Apple TV set to bow in June: App Store-capable, A8-powered, Siri-enabled

Friday, March 20, 2015 11:55 amFriday, March 20, 201544 Comments

Apple intends to show the device off at WWDC in June…

An Apple Television set could cost you nothing

Thursday, February 26, 2015 1:22 pm10 Comments

The idea of an expensive Apple product doing explosively well on the back…

Apple HomeKit automation gear sees slow ramp; first products not due until spring

Sunday, January 25, 2015 2:21 pm7 Comments

The first products to take advantage of Apple’s home automation technology…

AP review: Smarten up your home with Apple’s HomeKit

Wednesday, January 14, 2015 10:58 amWednesday, January 14, 20153 Comments

HomeKit’s strength is its ability to group products into…

Apple TV and the automated home: Will anyone really care?

Monday, January 12, 2015 6:05 pmMonday, January 12, 201512 Comments

CES showed me that Apple’s HomeKit is the platform that has legs…

Apple TV required for controlling HomeKit devices with Siri while away from home

Sunday, January 11, 2015 1:52 pm16 Comments

CES 2015 has given us a deluge of new HomeKit announcements…

No new Apple TV? Here’s why we must Watch and wait

Friday, October 17, 2014 1:36 pm17 Comments

I believe the Apple TV has a lead role to play in Apple’s HomeKit strategy…

Apple Retail Stores to sell Yves Béhar’s ‘August’ smart lock for your front door

Tuesday, October 14, 2014 4:29 pmTuesday, October 14, 201424 Comments

Part of the beauty of the design is how easy it is to install using a single screwdriver…

Apple TV continues to evolve as a smart home hub

Friday, October 10, 2014 4:59 pm17 Comments

Apple sold more than $1 billion Apple TVs in 2013…

Latest Apple TV update enables remote access relay for HomeKit connected accessories

Tuesday, October 7, 2014 4:55 pmTuesday, October 7, 20149 Comments

Apple has much hidden up their collective sleeve…

Apple TV gets HomeKit support, now armed and ready to be the hub for the smart home

Monday, September 22, 2014 10:29 amMonday, September 22, 20149 Comments

Apple is getting close to rolling out its smart home plans in a big way…

Hudson’s Bay and Lord & Taylor roll out Apple’s iBeacon tech across North America

Monday, July 28, 2014 10:57 amMonday, July 28, 20144 Comments

Apple’s iBeacon technology delivers targeted content and offers to consumers…

Apple could make a killing with this little-known device

Tuesday, July 15, 2014 2:31 pmTuesday, July 15, 201423 Comments

One device just might give Apple an iPhone-sized financial boost…

One thing that could derail Apple’s HomeKit plans

Monday, July 7, 2014 1:01 pmMonday, July 7, 201427 Comments

There’s a quiet storm brewing in the home automation space…

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