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CNET News - Apple targets the connected home with HomeKit

2014-06-02
home kit there are a lot of great home automation devices coming on the market these days and they have companion apps things like lights and door locks webcams garage doors and thermostats but you know each of them have their own application and then defining their own network protocol their own security mechanisms what we thought we could bring some rationality to this space we started working with the leaders in home automation devices and we've come up with a comb kit with a common network protocol that has secure pairing to ensure that only your iPhone can open your garage door or unlock your door and in addition to being able to control individual devices in your home with home kit you can group devices and changes into scenes and then with Siri integration you can say something like get ready for bed and be sure that your garage door is closed your door is locked the thermostat is lowered and your lights are dimmed that's you
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