turls Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_APPLE_HOMEKIT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-06-02-08-33-14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdepaola Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Ecobee just announce compatibility with Homekit and Lutron's product is already available. https://www.ecobee.com/2015/06/ecobee-announces-worlds-first-homekit-enabled-smart-thermostat/ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 And it's all new hardware. Old hardware won't support it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Leeds UK Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Its the start - The give it 24mths and it could be with a look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
control4user007 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 I know this has been asked before, but do you think Control4 products could be integrated/complemented with home kit? It seems like the two could integrate/complement each other rather than compete with each other, but maybe I'm missing something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaltrader Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 I doubt C4 plans on supporting what they consider a competitor. But I agree, they should adopt homekit to compliment C4 installations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qVAMPIREp Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Control4 should make a hub like Insteon. Ecosystem Isolationism is no longer a survivable strategy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turls Posted June 5, 2015 Author Share Posted June 5, 2015 Ecosystem Isolationism is no longer a survivable strategy. But that's exactly what the competition is doing (in a sense) by not supporting legacy equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turls Posted June 24, 2015 Author Share Posted June 24, 2015 Bad press: http://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-homekit-review-siris-new-smart-home-already-needs-renovation-1435077442 "Maybe Apple still can pull that off, but this first public showing is uncharacteristically crude." "My bet is that simplifying the smart home is so complicated, it’s still years away." "If you’re all in on the Apple lifestyle and insist on future-proofing your smart home now, you’re going to have to buy new stuff. Even if you bought a connected appliance in an Apple store, it may not be compatible—it needs to have the HomeKit logo." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Apples whole strategy is selling stuff w their chips so they make money...control4 is a different approach all together. You don't have to buy a control4 compatible TV...Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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