Looking to control your lights or thermostat with voice control? Or do you want a smart door lock or smart outlet? If you’re the proud owner of an Apple device, it’s time to start looking at a HomeKit accessory or five. You see, HomeKit is Apple’s platform for smart home products. It comes baked into […]
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Anker’s Eufy brand is doubling-down on smart security, with the division bowing an Apple HomeKit-coompatible home security camera to market. Eufy also just unveiled its first smart lock and floodlight camera, along with a battery-powered version of its Video Doorbell and a new security keypad. EufyCam 2 During its WWDC conference last June, Apple announced that
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My Smart Home in the Apple Home App on iPad Pro I’ve been into home automation and smart home gear for years. I really got serious about it when we built a new house in 2016. A new house meant being about to start from scratch with the best solutions for every aspect of home
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When Apple announced iOS 13 earlier this year, there was one HomeKit feature that caught the eye more than most. Secure Video is going to make all of those security cameras dotted around your home more… secure. Video will be routed via Apple and iCloud, keeping it safe and sound. Things have been quiet since
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By Andrew O’Hara Friday, September 06, 2019, 11:22 am PT (02:22 pm ET) Lifx has just announced several new HomeKit-compatible products at IFA 2019, including filament bulbs and a multi-input switch. LIFX Filament bulbs Lifx joins the Philips Hue range with new filament style smart bulbs, though in true Lifx-style, they connect directly over
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Anyone that knows me knows that I’m a huge fan of smart home gear. When we built our house back in 2016 I got a chance to have a clean slate and really install all the latest and greatest smart home gear of the time. I wanted lights that would come and and go off
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HomeKit is Apple’s platform for smart home products, and it comes baked into every iPhone and iPad that the company sells. To take advantage of it, just download Apple’s free Home app, then pair it with your HomeKit-compatible smart home gadgets. It doesn’t matter if it’s lights, door locks, a plug, cameras, a thermostat, motion
HomeKit, Zigbee and Co .: Smart products are said to be simple, yet smart home meets a myriad of technology standards. What is the difference between WLAN, Bluetooth, Z-Wave, Zigbee and KNX-RF? We’ll explain the terms to you and fill them with content in our text.It could all be so easy. The various manufacturers of
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