Skip to content
MacDailyNews
  • X
  • Facebook
  • Gettr
  • LinkedIn
  • Truth
  • Tumblr
  • Gab
  • RSS
  • News
  • Opinion
  • How to
  • Contact
  • Contribute
  • App
  • Archives
  • Login

Update font size.

A A
© MacDailyNews 2002 - 2026 All Rights Reserved.
  • Advertise
  • Privacy

Tag: IKEA

Apple-backed ‘Matter’ smart home standard delayed until 2022

Friday, August 13, 2021 4:40 pm6 Comments

The final specification of Matter, the smart home interoperability protocol backed by Apple, Google, and Amazon, has been delayed. Matter…

Apple, Google, Amazon smart home alliance is called Matter

Tuesday, May 11, 2021 2:04 pmTuesday, May 11, 20212 Comments

Matter, an industry alliance sponsored by Apple, Google, Amazon and other tech companies will begin certifying smart home devices…

How IKEA’s smart blinds work with HomeKit on iOS and through Siri

Monday, January 6, 2020 3:31 pmWednesday, January 8, 20203 Comments

After months of waiting, Ikea has now started rolling out HomeKit support for its FYRTUR and KADRILJ smart blinds…

Apple open-sources portions of their HomeKit Accessory Development Kit

Thursday, December 19, 2019 3:02 pmThursday, December 19, 20193 Comments

Apple is open-sourcing portions of its HomeKit Accessory Development Kit (ADK) in a move to accelerate development…

Apple, Google and Amazon decide to ‘play nice’ over smart home tech

Wednesday, December 18, 2019 3:46 pmWednesday, December 18, 20195 Comments

The highly competitive tech giants Apple, Google and Amazon have announced they are teaming up in an effort to make smart…

Amazon, Apple, Google, Zigbee Alliance join forces to develop open standard for smart home devices

Wednesday, December 18, 2019 8:46 am3 Comments

Amazon, Apple, Google, and the Zigbee Alliance today announced a new working group that plans to develop and promote the adoption of a new, royalty-free connectivity standard…

This is the start of a whole new era for Apple augmented reality

Friday, September 6, 2019 12:07 pm3 Comments

Thanks to a trio of new augmented reality tools for iOS 13, and the very real possibility of an Apple AR headset on the horizon…

New IKEA grater ad ‘Designed for Apples’ obliquely references new Mac Pro

Wednesday, June 12, 2019 3:03 pmWednesday, June 12, 201912 Comments

When your brand is as big as Apple, people are going to make fun of you no matter what you do…

Ikea’s Tradfri line is a good, low-priced entry point into Apple’s HomeKit ecosystem

Wednesday, May 22, 2019 9:51 am3 Comments

Ikea could be how Apple finally gets its system into the mainstream…

Apple hardware engineer hiring jumped 80% this fall; What’s Cupertino building?

Wednesday, February 7, 2018 4:33 pmWednesday, February 7, 201825 Comments

We discovered what appears to be an absolutely massive jump in hardware engineering positions at Apple’s headquarters…

Amazon Alexa could make these smart glasses way better than Google Glass

Wednesday, January 10, 2018 2:25 pmWednesday, January 10, 201815 Comments

Amazon’s Alexa software has already made its way into just about every Internet-connected device…

Vuzix to debut first Amazon Alexa-enabled smart glasses at CES

Friday, January 5, 2018 5:30 pmFriday, January 5, 201816 Comments

The first augmented-reality glasses with Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant will be shown…

3 small announcements that hint at Apple’s big future

Friday, September 15, 2017 12:02 pmFriday, September 15, 20173 Comments

Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference is generally the company’s blueprint…

Apple’s AR smartglasses – understanding the issues

Tuesday, August 29, 2017 4:50 pmTuesday, August 29, 20174 Comments

By now, most Apple investors are well aware of the company’s interest in Augmented Reality…

Bernstein: Apple’s ‘smartglasses’ opportunity ‘could be enormous’

Friday, August 25, 2017 10:27 amTuesday, August 29, 20176 Comments

Smartglasses could potentially generate tens of billions of dollars in annual hardware sales for Apple…

Ikea’s smart home dares to make sense

Monday, August 14, 2017 3:02 pmMonday, August 14, 201711 Comments

The ‘smart home’ has not yet distinguished itself. Sure, you might dim your lights…

Smart retailers are rushing to embrace Apple’s ARKit

Friday, August 11, 2017 7:11 pm9 Comments

Apple’s ARKit is something else…

Apple’s ARKit proves the future of augmented reality will be on your iPhone

Friday, August 11, 2017 4:31 pmFriday, August 11, 20173 Comments

Apple’s ARKit is the biggest thing that’s happened to the Augmented Reality industry since it began…

Augmented reality on the iPhone isn’t Apple’s endgame, it’s a means to an end

Friday, August 11, 2017 12:01 pmFriday, August 11, 20172 Comments

You may have already heard the name of iOS 11’s biggest new feature, ARKit…

Apple working on several prototypes of AR glasses

Friday, August 4, 2017 6:05 pm14 Comments

Apple’s annual R&D investment has increased tenfold since 2007…

Apple’s next big move: Augmented reality

Thursday, August 3, 2017 11:29 amFriday, August 4, 20179 Comments

This is one of those huge things that we’ll look back at and marvel on the start of it…

Apple’s rumored new glasses will be an even bigger deal than the iPhone

Friday, July 28, 2017 1:34 pm13 Comments

Apple is reportedly working on a pair of digital glasses…

Apple smart glasses are inevitable

Friday, July 28, 2017 10:25 amFriday, July 28, 20177 Comments

All of the pieces are coming together for Apple to sell glasses…

Gene Munster: Apple Glasses will soon outshine the iPhone

Wednesday, June 28, 2017 4:45 pm28 Comments

One analyst sees a bright future ahead for Apple Glasses…

Apple’s ARKit on iOS 11 beta is already destroying Google’s Tango

Tuesday, June 27, 2017 10:55 am9 Comments

There are already quite a few very impressive ARKit demos available for iOS 11…

Augmented Reality: Apple’s revolutionary offering leaves Google’s Android woefully behind

Monday, June 26, 2017 5:38 pmMonday, June 26, 201720 Comments

Augmented reality is one area in which Apple intends to take an unprecedented lead…

Apple’s AR is much closer to reality than Google’s

Monday, June 26, 2017 10:55 amMonday, June 26, 201714 Comments

Next up on Apple’s agenda is augmented reality, the act of superimposing digital data and visuals atop…

IKEA’s forthcoming Augmented Reality furniture app powered by Apple’s ARKit

Monday, June 19, 2017 12:55 pmMonday, June 19, 20179 Comments

IKEA’s partnership with Apple and ARKit on an all-new augmented reality app that will help customers…

Ticker Tape by TradingView

Top Posts & Pages

  • Apple to permanently close three U.S. retail stores in June amid declining mall conditions
  • More major vehicle brands deliver Car Keys in Apple Wallet
  • Apple is gaining market share in personal computers and smartphones
  • Apple's iOS 26.4 lets users tone down Liquid Glass effect
  • What’s coming from Apple in April 2026: M5 Mac rumors, new Apple TV shows, and Apple Arcade games

Recent Comments

  • Samir Sumantlal Shah on Apple defies gravity: iPhone leads global smartphone shipments in Q1 2026 for the first time ever
  • Samir Sumantlal Shah on Apple Mac shipments grow 9.1%, strongly outpacing PC market – IDC
  • Constable Odo on Apple is gaining market share in personal computers and smartphones
  • Tim Cousar on Apple’s MacBook Neo is the best laptop you can get for $599 – New York Magazine
  • BigX on Apple Mac shipments grow 9.1%, strongly outpacing PC market – IDC
  • BOB on Apple to permanently close three U.S. retail stores in June amid declining mall conditions
  • BOB on Apple Mac shipments grow 9.1%, strongly outpacing PC market – IDC
  • Zombie on Apple to permanently close three U.S. retail stores in June amid declining mall conditions
  • Shadowself on Apple releases macOS 26.4.1
  • Shadowself on More major vehicle brands deliver Car Keys in Apple Wallet
  • Shadowself on Apple to permanently close three U.S. retail stores in June amid declining mall conditions
  • BOB on Apple to permanently close three U.S. retail stores in June amid declining mall conditions
  • Samir Sumantlal Shah on Apple’s MacBook Neo cannot be allowed to fail
  • Samir Sumantlal Shah on Apple’s MacBook Neo cannot be allowed to fail
  • bluelobe on Apple’s MacBook Neo cannot be allowed to fail
  • Raymond in DC on Siri is the bottleneck: Apple waiting to launch new ‘HomePad,’ Apple TV, HomePod, and HomePod mini
  • IamSherm on More major vehicle brands deliver Car Keys in Apple Wallet
  • BigX on Europe’s largest Apple museum opens in Utrecht, showcasing 50 years of innovation
  • Hank on Apple shares rise on strong Mac demand, bullish Wedbush commentary
  • Shadowself on Apple’s MacBook Neo is the best laptop you can get for $599 – New York Magazine

Current Headlines

Latest Joy of Tech
Latest Joy of Tech!

RSS MacHash

  • At least for now, Liquid Glass in Pixelmator Pro remains a Creator Studio exclusive
  • Apple Stops Accepting Orders for Some Mac Mini and Mac Studio Models
  • Is MacBook Neo too successful for its own good? [Cult of Mac podcast No. 15]
  • Several Mac mini and Mac Studio configs are now completely out of stock at Apple
  • Fix your home's Wi-Fi dead zones for just $28
  • Swap your iPhone's standard Lock Screen buttons for something more useful
  • Hands-on: SkyDex turns your daily weather check into a Pokémon adventure
  • Apple @ Work: How to add an existing Mac to Apple Business Manager without wiping it
  • Top Stories: iPhone Rumors, Apple's MacBook Neo Dilemma, and More
  • Today in Apple history: Apple-1 starts a revolution
Try Apple News

RSS 9to5Mac

  • Several Mac mini and Mac Studio configs are now completely out of stock at Apple
  • Hands-on: SkyDex turns your daily weather check into a Pokémon adventure
  • Apple @ Work: How to add an existing Mac to Apple Business Manager without wiping it
  • App Store fight continues as Apple and Epic clash over court-ordered stay
  • OpenAI says to update Mac apps including ChatGPT and Codex as security precaution

RSS MacRumors

  • Apple Stops Accepting Orders for Some Mac Mini and Mac Studio Models
  • Best Apple Deals of the Week: M5 MacBook Air Hits New Record Low Prices at $150 Off, Plus MacBook Pro Deals
  • Top Stories: iPhone Rumors, Apple's MacBook Neo Dilemma, and More
  • The Latest Foldable iPhone Rumors: What's Changed and What We Know Now
  • Halfbrick Launches Free 'Jetpack Joyride Racing' Game With Multiplayer Support For Up to Six Players

RSS Daring Fireball

  • ★ Let Us Learn to Show Our Friendship for a Man When He Is Alive and Not After He Is Dead
  • Ed Bindels’s Apple Museum in Utrecht, Netherlands
  • MacOS Seemingly Crashes After 49 Days of Uptime — a ‘Feature’ Perhaps Exclusive to Tahoe
  • Adobe Diddles With Your /etc/hosts File
  • Lickspittle of the Week: Todd Blanche

RSS Cult of Mac

  • Is MacBook Neo too successful for its own good? [Cult of Mac podcast No. 15]
  • Fix your home’s Wi-Fi dead zones for just $28
  • Swap your iPhone’s standard Lock Screen buttons for something more useful
  • Today in Apple history: Apple-1 starts a revolution
  • Reclaim gigabytes with the iPhone cleanup app that actually works

RSS Macworld UK

  • Your iPhone is a mess — here’s the simple way to clean it up for good for only $20
  • Make your TV time more interesting with this documentary streaming library for a flat $150
  • LOL the Warriors interrupted last night’s game viewing for an Apple TV update
  • Apple TV this week: ‘Outcome’ is now streaming
  • This macOS bug is so rare, you’ll probably never experience it

RSS IPSW Downloads

  • macOS 26.4.1 (25E253) Released Thursday, April 9, 2026
  • iOS OTA 9.9.26.4.1 (23E254) Released Wednesday, April 8, 2026
  • iOS 26.4.1 (23E254) Released Wednesday, April 8, 2026
  • iPadOS 26.4.1 (23E254) Released Wednesday, April 8, 2026
  • iPadOS 18.7.7 (22H340) Released Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Follow MacDailyNews via Email

Enter your email address to follow MacDailyNews and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 8,486 other subscribers
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.

To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
© MacDailyNews 2002 - 2026 All Rights Reserved.
  • Advertise
  • Privacy