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Apple launches in-store smart home demos (AAPL)
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence IoT Briefing subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Apple unveiled interactive demos of its HomeKit smart home ecosystem in 46 of its...
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I spent an hour with Apple's new HomePod smart speaker — here's what it's...
I got a chance to demo Apple's new HomePod smart speaker.The $350 device went on sale Friday and will begin shipping February 9. In a short demo, HomePod sounds impressive, but had a few drawbacks: a...
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Building the smart home of your dreams is easier than you think — here are 6...
Before we knew how connected homes would come together, the prototypes seemed far-fetched and way too complicated.Fortunately, building a smart home today is not nearly as intimidating or overwhelming...
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An Amazon-backed smart thermostat company just snagged another $36 million to...
Ecobee, a Toronto-based smart thermostat company, has raised $47 million CAD (about $36 million USD) in funding, bringing its Series C round to about $127 million CAD total. Ecobee is backed by Amazon,...
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The Connected Home Device Market Is Getting So Hot Even Staples Is Getting...
Both Apple and Google have launched new connected home products in the last month, sending a signal to other companies that they need to enter this market quickly or be left behind. In this vein,...
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Apple's Smartwatch Could Take Over Your Entire Home (AAPL)
Apple's smartwatch — which will be released on Sept. 9 alongside the iPhone 6— will have HomeKit integration, enabling users to communicate with and control other smart devices in their home, according...
View ArticleThere Is A Guy Wiping Dew Off The Side Of The Huge White Building Apple Built...
Sweating the details: there is a guy wiping the morning dew off if Apple's giant event structure pic.twitter.com/2zQxnOEsxB— Dieter Bohn (@backlon) September 9, 2014With less than four hours until its...
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Apple has an ambitious plan to take over your entire home — but it's been a...
Almost one year ago, Apple announced HomeKit — a framework that allows people to develop home appliances that they could control using the iPhone.These can include smart door locks, light bulbs, garage...
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We just learned more about what it will be like to use the iPhone as a remote...
The first home appliances that will work with HomeKit, Apple's platform for connecting all of the devices in your home, just went on sale this week.Now that people can actually buy HomeKit-certified...
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Apple's army of app makers is about to descend on San Francisco — here's what...
Apple's yearly Worldwide Developers Conference is next week, so we talked with some top app developers about what they'd like to see Apple address at its big event.Apple is expected to unveil quite a...
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IoT WEEKENDER: First HomeKit products launched, Apple TV delayed — FitBit's...
Here's a collection of our favorite digital media news of the week. This post originally appeared in the Weekender Edition of IoT INSIDER. FIRST APPLE HOMEKIT DEVICES START SHIPPING: Smart home...
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Apple now lets you use your iPhone to control your connected home devices...
Today at Apple's Worldwide Developer's conference, Craig Federighi the company's SVP of Software Engineering announced a few notable updates to its connected home program HomeKit.For one, the iOS...
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Here's how you'll be able to use Siri to control your entire home (AAPL)
Apple eventually wants the iPhone to act as the remote control for your entire home, and the company just gave us a little more insight as to how you'll be able to do that by talking to Siri.This...
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Apple has pulled Nest thermostats from its stores to make room for even...
Apple appears to have started pulling Nest's smart thermostat from its online and physical stores in the US.Apple has supported Nest since it started launching products, and many people speculated that...
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Your home could become one giant iPhone, courtesy of Apple (AAPL)
Last year, Apple announced a technology that will let you control the appliances in your home with Siri.It's called HomeKit. And if Apple's plans work out, it will turn your home into one giant...
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Apple is getting serious about one of the biggest jokes in tech (AAPL)
The Internet of Things trend is the butt of many jokes in the tech world.Smart toothbrushes. Smart mattresses. Smart dog bowls. Smart belts. If you can put a Bluetooth chip and motion sensor in it,...
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Apple's strategy in the 'smart home' race is threatened by Amazon (AAPL)
SAN FRANCISCO — In less than a year, Amazon's combination of the Echo speaker system and the Alexa voice-controlled digital assistant has come close to delivering on the elusive promise of easy-to-use...
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You can now buy a house with Apple smart home stuff already built-in (AAPL, BRP)
Part of the appeal of a smart home, at least for early adopters, is customizing it exactly to your liking by picking specific switches, hubs, light bulbs, and other gadgets.But some people want a smart...
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IKEA's smart light bulbs will soon be compatible with Amazon Echo, Siri, and...
In an effort to grow the customer base for its Echo line of smart speakers smart home products, Amazon is teaming up with one of the most well-known furniture-makers in the world: IKEA. The deal will...
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Apple is opening HomeKit to developers (AAPL)
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence Apps and Platforms Briefing subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Apple is taking steps to open up its HomeKit smart home ecosystem to...
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