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Announced alongside iOS 8 at last year's Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple's HomeKit software aims to put its own spin on home automation. Using HomeKit as a framework, developers can link up iOS products to communicate with home appliances, such as thermostats, light bulbs and garage openers. While the initial framework of HomeKit was unveiled alongside the release of iOS in...
Last week at WWDC, Apple announced some new additions to HomeKit in the iOS platform. Many of the changes are intriguing as they relate to the function of triggers in the smart home environment. Previously, in iOS 8, triggers were limited to time and geo-fence applications respectively. Now, elements based on a variety of activities can trigger events. For instance,...
Announced alongside iOS 8 at last year's Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple's HomeKit software aims to put its own spin on home automation. Using HomeKit as a framework, developers can link up iOS products to communicate with home appliances, such as thermostats, light bulbs and garage openers. While the initial framework of HomeKit was unveiled alongside the release of iOS in September 2014, manufacturers have...
A few weeks ago, Apple announced a new feature called HomeKit that is coming to iOS 8. This feature will make the smart home smarter by allowing users to control the smart devices around their house such as lights, door locks and security cameras all through their iPhone or iPad. This poses a major threat to Google who recently spent $3...
Last Monday, Apple announced a new feature called HomeKit that is coming in iOS 8. This feature will make the smart home smarter by allowing users to control the smart devices around their house such as lights, door locks and security cameras all through their iPhone or iPad. It’s a good start for a standard with some cool capabilities for...