Apple announced a new “Home” app and service that allows an iPhone or iPad to control smart appliances, lights and locks around the home. The Home app will securely connect to third-party products such as the Philips Hue lightbulbs, Honeywell’s thermostats and Withing’s smart alarm clocks. “We’ve come up with HomeKit to allow secure pairing so that only your iPhone can unlock your garage door,” said Craig Federighi, Apple’s software chief on stage at WWDC. ‘Get ready for bed, Siri’ Each connected device in the home can be paired securely, but also grouped and linked to specific scenes that can be activated for certain events like getting home from work or leaving the house. “With Siri integration you can say something like ‘get ready for bed’ and be sure that the garage door is closed, the lights are dimmed and the doors are locked,” said Federighi. Apple announced partners for its HomeKit – the developer platform underlying the Home app – including Texas Instruments, Philips, Haier, Netamo, Withings, Honeywell, Marvel, Osram and Broadcom. Apple hopes that Home will unify internet of things devices around the home into one common protocol, instead of the many separate proprietary protocols that each manufacturer… Read full this story
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