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How Apple’s iPhone X Can Kick-Start Smart-Home Adoption
Apple’s new iPhone X will undoubtedly be one of the most fully featured phones on the market, but its role as the new brain...
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Not Just Speakers: The Smart-Home Gap Apple’s HomePod Can Fill
Last week, Apple announced HomePod, a tabletop speaker powered by Siri, emphasizing audio quality over its role of a personal assistant for the home....
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D-Link Jumps On Apple’s HomeKit Bandwagon
D-Link plans to launch its first smart-home product with Apple HomeKit certification, the company announced. The first product, due later this year, will be...
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Apple’s HomeKit Getting Smarter
Apple used yesterday’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) to smarten up its HomeKit home-automation platform, adding control of Wi-Fi security cameras, doorbells, air conditioners, and air...
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Lutron Adds Amazon’s Alexa Voice Control To Caseta Wireless Lighting Systems
Lutron Electronics has become the latest smart-home supplier to integrate its products with Amazon’s Echo, Tap and Dot, enabling voice control of Lutron’s Caseta...
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Amazon Echo, Apple HomeKit Tops In Smart-Home Buzz
Amazon Echo and Apple HomeKit are tops in mindshare among consumers who go online to discuss smart-home ecosystems, while interest is waning in the...
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iDevices Cooks Up New Product Strategy
iDevices is selling off its smart-thermometer business to outdoor-grill maker Weber Stephens Products so it can focus on connected-home products, iDevices announced. iDevices was...
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Alarm.com, ConnectSense Smart Home Products Bring Temp Control & Siri To The Living Room
Some of the latest smart home products provide more precise control over room temperature and deliver Siri voice control of lamps and appliances. Alarm.com...
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August Expands Selection, Adds HomeKit, August Access Service
August expanded its selection of smart home-access products, added its first Apple Home-Kit-enabled product, and launched August Access service, which lets service personnel enter...
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More Apple HomeKit Home-Automation Devices On The Way From iDevices
iDevices will launch its first three Apple HomeKit-enabled home automation products starting this month exclusively through Lowe’s stores and iDevicesinc.com. The long-awaited products are...
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Apple HomeKit: A Big Deal?
TWICE: Did Apple’s HomeKit technology bring anything new to home automation? Describe its potential impact on the market. Brad Hintze, C4: Not just yet...
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We Have More HomeKit Prices, Availability Details
New York – Three companies that announced plans a year ago to market Apple HomeKit-certified home-automation products have now revealed pricing and availability plans....
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Tado Brings Smartphone Control To Air Conditioners
Munich, Germany – Tado arrived in the U.S. with a $199 Smart AC Control system that enables smartphone control of in-wall and in-window air...
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iHome Readies HomeKit Smart Plug
Rahway, N.J. – iHome’s first HomeKit-certified product, a $39.99 smart plug, will be available for preorder June 15 at iHome.com , with retail availability expected...
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Insteon Enters HomeKit Arena
Irvine, Calif. — Insteon began offering its first Apple Home-Kit certified home-automation hub exclusively through Amazon.com and Smarthome.com at $149 and will make the product available through...
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Apple HomeKit-Certified Products Arrive
Coopersburg, Pa. – The first “Works With Apple HomeKit” products hit stores shelves today with the launch of Lutron’s Caséta Wireless Lighting Starter Kits...
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Apple To Bring Order To Home-Control Chaos: Panel
Las Vegas – With more than a dozen companies unleashing new smart-home platforms at CES, Apple’s HomeKit could be a unifying factor to attract...
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