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At the WindyCityThings conference this year, the Vice President of Grid Connect, Adam Justice, spoke on the current standards in the Internet of Things (IoT) world. The amount IoT devices are estimated to increase to 25 billion by the year 2020. In the smart home space, there really needs to be some sort of established standard in order for that...
Apple recently unveiled the innovate iOS 10 during this year’s World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC). This article discusses the buzz around Apple’s newest operating system. Despite the fact that iOS 10 is in beta, it is clear that there are plenty of exciting features built in. A variety of the mobile app industries thought-leaders and experts were interviewed about what...
Apple has been keeping the smart home industry on its toes the past couple of years with the release of Apple HomeKit at WWDC two years ago. After the exciting release of this software, there was rarely any mention or major update to HomeKit at WWDC last year. However, Apple finally delivered at this year’s conference by releasing the long-awaited...
Apple HomeKit is continuing to become a more powerful smart home automation tool. Apple announced today at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) that they have developed a “Home” app for Apple HomeKit-enabled smart home products. The Home app will be used to aggregate home automation devices, such as the ConnectSense Smart Outlet, getting them to work together in an easy...
The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is a weeklong event that begins on Monday, June 13 in San Francisco. This huge event is a showcase for all things new and exciting happening in the Apple world. The Grid Connect/ConnectSense development team will be in attendance to learn about any new Apple developments. They will be provided with the opportunity to...
HomeKit was announced at WWDC 2014 as a smart home ecosystem for iOS. HomeKit is extremely exciting and allows you to purchase devices from different manufacturers that interoperate under this one ecosystem. Interoperable For instance, instead of having to control devices such as a thermostat, smart lock, or various plugs from fifteen different apps, you can now do it under...
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