HomeKit

Rachio 3 Smart Sprinkler Controller Now Works With Apple HomeKit™, Bringing Simplified, Central App Control to Sprinkler Systems Nationwide

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Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Apple Inc., Software, Computing, Home automation, HomeKit, IOS, Siri, Apple Store

DENVER, Sept. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Maker of the first smart sprinkler controller, Rachio widens the smart watering technology gap as the only controller to integrate with Apple HomeKit.

Key Points: 
  • DENVER, Sept. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Maker of the first smart sprinkler controller, Rachio widens the smart watering technology gap as the only controller to integrate with Apple HomeKit.
  • Customers who purchase the recently launched Rachio 3 Smart Sprinkler Controller can now control it and all of their favorite smart home devices using the Apple Home app or by asking Siri.
  • Rachio consumers have been asking for HomeKit integration, and we are excited to deliver it to them with our new Rachio 3 Smart Sprinkler Controller."
  • Rachio 3 Smart Sprinkler Controller and HomeKit Features:
    Effortless Setup In only a matter of minutes, Rachio 3 is up and running in the Apple Home app.

Austin-Based SmartHauz.me Installs Texas' First Apple HomeKit Model Home with Stone Creek Custom Homes

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Monday, August 6, 2018
Software, Home automation, Computing, HomeKit, IOS, Wink, SmartThings, Amazon Alexa, New Braunfels, Texas

AUSTIN,Texas, Aug. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- SmartHauz.me , Central Texas' premier smart home provider in new home construction and existing homes, designed and implemented Texas' first Apple HomeKit model home with Stone Creek Custom Homes .

Key Points: 
  • AUSTIN,Texas, Aug. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- SmartHauz.me , Central Texas' premier smart home provider in new home construction and existing homes, designed and implemented Texas' first Apple HomeKit model home with Stone Creek Custom Homes .
  • 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., is located at 1225 Vintage Way, New Braunfels, TX 78132 .
  • SmartHauz.me is the only smart home installer in the United States to provide cross-platform solutions compatible with Apple HomeKit, Google Home, Amazon Alexa, SmartThings and Wink.
  • "This is a wise long-term investment, cost-effective and eco-friendly; it delivers an immediate benefit to the homeowner," saidSmarthauz.meCEO Sunny Sneckner.

Wemo Mini Smart Plug Now Compatible With Apple HomeKit Via New Software Update

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Thursday, July 19, 2018
Tablet computers, Computing, Technology, Belkin Wemo, Electronics manufacturing, IOS, Electronics, ITunes, HomeKit, IPad 2, Apple Inc., Apple Watch

With this software update, Wemo Mini Smart Plug customers can add their Mini devices to the Apple Home app and have Siri control their devices and what's plugged into them.

Key Points: 
  • With this software update, Wemo Mini Smart Plug customers can add their Mini devices to the Apple Home app and have Siri control their devices and what's plugged into them.
  • The Wemo Mini Smart Plug is the first Wemo product to leverage Apple's software authentication for HomeKit to enable compatibility without the use of other hardware.
  • The Wemo Mini Smart Plug with HomeKit software authentication empowers users to do all the activities Wemo users enjoy in the Wemo app but also extends the Wemo functionality into the Apple Home app via the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and HomePod.
  • The update includes a new Wemo app available via the Apple App Store for download (at no cost) that will facilitate a firmware update for Wemo Mini Smart Plugs.

Onelink 'Safe & Sound' by First Alert®, You'll Like the Sound of This

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Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Computing, Software, Apple Inc., OneLink, First Alert, HomeKit, Siri

Experience the interactive Multichannel News Release here: https://www.multivu.com/players/English/8334951-first-alert-onelink-safe...

Key Points: 
  • Experience the interactive Multichannel News Release here: https://www.multivu.com/players/English/8334951-first-alert-onelink-safe...
    The Onelink Safe & Sound makes life easier, from playing music with superior sound to offering simple hands-free commands with Alexa.
  • The new Onelink Safe & Sound provides intelligent smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) protection to help ensure that consumers, as well as their loved ones and homes, are protected.
  • Just ask Alexa the cloud-based voice service from Amazon is directly integrated into the new Onelink Safe & Sound by First Alert.
  • Onelink Safe & Sound is also Apple HomeKit enabled and can be controlled via the Apple Home app or using Siri.

The all new OVAL Smart Home for Complete Home Awareness

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Thursday, May 17, 2018
Internet of things, Home automation, Emerging technologies, Ambient intelligence, IFTTT, HomeKit, Automation

OVAL sensors turn any ordinary object or area into a smart one, helping you to protect the people, places and things you care about.

Key Points: 
  • OVAL sensors turn any ordinary object or area into a smart one, helping you to protect the people, places and things you care about.
  • "No two homes, or people, are alike, and OVAL was created with this in mind.
  • After our initial release, we spent the year speaking to our customers and learning how we could improve."
  • With IFTTT support, OVAL can connect to many other devices that provide home automation helping you to create the smart home that actually works for you.