Tagged: smart home

Apple / HomeKit / Stuff

August 7, 2019

ET2 Lighting launches Philips Hue-compatible lights

ET2 Lighting has become one of the first U.S. manufacturers to build Philips Hue’s smart lighting technology inside its lighting systems…

HomeKit

Apple / HomeKit / HomePod / iOS / iPad / iPhone

July 15, 2019

Apple’s HomeKit is about to see rapid growth, report suggests

Apple’s HomeKit is fully baked just in time for the smart home automation market to grow at a huge and rapid rate….

Apple / HomeKit / iOS / Stuff

December 21, 2018

3 smart vacuums you can control from your iPhone

Here are three of the best smart vacuum cleaners you can get hold of right now, all of which you can control using an app on your smartphone. Sadly, none of these are ‘Made for HomeKit’.

Apple / HomeKit / iOS / Peripherals

August 29, 2017

Elgato is Becoming the World’s Most Prolific HomeKit Device Maker

You have to hand it to Elgato. The company has always made some of the most interesting Mac, PC, and...

The best way to write Messages on Apple Watch? May 29, 2020
When it comes to writing messages, Apple Watch limits you to canned responses, dictation, and Scribble notes. Now you can also manually write more complex messages, thanks to the recently-updated FlickType Keypad.The little app that does FlickType is a $1.99 third-party keyboard app designed for iPhone that also works as a gesture/swipe-type keyboard for the Messages […]
Apple wants AI to make its products smarter May 28, 2020
The trouble with data is the sheer quantity of it. IDC once said that if you stored all the data in the world on DVDs you’d have a pile of disks large enough to circle the planet 222 times.So, how can you winnow junk data out of the stack to make better decisions? That’s one of […]
Apple rejects flawed claims about its contact tracing tech May 27, 2020
Even as we consider revelations Facebook shelved internal research suggesting its algorithms generate divisiveness, Apple has been forced to reject damaging claims against its contact tracing tech currently spreading on Facebook.Exposure Notification is not spying on you Numerous hysterical myths concerning the Apple/Google contact tracing technology are being circulated on Facebook. A series of posts claim […]
Apple’s big iOS 14 leak is just business as usual May 26, 2020
The story is that an early developmental build of iOS 14 has somehow escaped into the wild. So why do we know so little about it?What happened? To paraphrase the elements of the claims: An unnamed individual purchased and then distributed the iOS 14 software. The software was extracted from a developmental iPhone 11 running […]
How will Apple replace FaceID now we’re wearing masks? May 22, 2020
Apple’s FaceID just isn’t what it used to be. Millions of iPhone users are now wearing masks, which means we need to enter passcodes manually to unlock our phones – making Touch ID more relevant than before.Apple recognizes the challenge We know Apple appreciates the problems of wearing masks during the pandemic.Apple’s iOS 13.5 update now […]
Will Apple's AR glasses revolutionize accessibility tech? May 19, 2020
Heard about the optician who got a job at the Apple Store? Not yet, but it looks like you might hear something along those lines as the latest leak claims the company’s long-expected AR spectacles will support prescription lenses.A new approach to eye care One of the bigger problems about the idea of AR glasses has […]
How an iPhone can monitor COVID-19 infections May 18, 2020
iPhone-based remote medical diagnosis systems for fractures and diseases including COVID-19 may only be a few testing cycles away, as a solution from Butterfly Network is seeing use during the pandemic.Remote diagnostics take a big step forward U.S-based Butterfly Network has created an iPhone accessory that turns your smartphone into the equivalent of an ultrasound […]