The Apple HomeKit smart platform is finally starting to grow. With a host of new HomeKit compatible devices on display at CES, 2020 looks like a good year for new luggage of Apple-based smart home equipment.
HomeKit-compatible smart devices integrate with all Apple products, so you can do things like unlock the door with Apple Watch, turn off all lights with a command to Siri, and even control the house on your Apple laptop or computer. Drop a HomeKit hub into the mix (iPad, HomePod or AppleTV) and you'll get remote control of all your devices outside the home.
At CES this year, a lot of companies have launched their new HomeKit compatible devices, which promise that products will arrive on a virtual shelf near you by the end of 2020. Here are some of these promising products, from smart cameras to to invisible door locks. and swanky switches.
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Intelligent DIY security system The first Abode exterior camera debuted at CES 2020. The compatible HomeKit can be integrated into an Abode system or used as a standalone camera. It still does not work with HomeKit secure video, but the company tells us it analyzes.
A modular design offers plenty of placement options when powered by a USB cable, and the camera can also be connected to the existing ringer wiring to act as a ringer room.
Specifications: Face recognition, PIR motion detection, bidirectional voice, 1080 HD video, 152 degree field of view, IP65 weatherproof
Buy Now: ADT | $ 199 from
ADT launches a DIY home security alarm system called Blue by ADT this spring, which will be compatible with HomeKit, but you don't have to wait to be loved, the system rooms are available now and work as standalone devices, compatible with HomeKit.
There is an outdoor room, an indoor room and a video bell, all priced at $ 199 and a Wi-Fi range extender ($ 49) doubles as a wheelhouse. All rooms have excellent specifications and the doorbell video has a 180 degree field of view. The external camera is battery powered (it will take 3-6 months and the range will continue to expand), and the interior camera has Alexa.
Specifications: facial recognition, PIR motion detection, two way voice, 1080 HD video, smart alerts with video previews, motion areas, local storage, 24 hours free cloud storage.
April 2020 | $ 149.95
If you're interested in HomeKit Secure Video, check out the new Eve Eve camera - an indoor camera coming April 2020. With HomeKit Secure Video, all of your materials are privately analyzed by your home hub (Apple TV, HomePod or iPad) using device intelligence for functions such as recognizing people, rather than sending it to the cloud.
Read this: Explained Apple HomeKit Secure Video
Rich notifications allow you to view clips right from your iPhone's lock screen, and you can view any ten-day movie footage from the Free Home app with a 200 GB iCloud plan.
Specifications: personal / pet recognition, PIR motion detection, two-way voice, 1080p HD video, 150-degree field of view, IP65 weatherproof
Spring 2020 $ 249.99
Arlo Pro 3 Floodlight is a battery-powered exterior security camera with HomeKit support. Featuring motion detection, it can tilt, zoom and lock independently to keep subjects in the frame, illuminate them with 2,000 lumens, and emit a piercing siren of the ear that you can control from the app.
Specifications: Completely wireless, 6 months battery life, 2 way voice, 2K HD video, color night vision, IP65 weatherproof
Spring 2020 $ TBD
August's hugely popular smart block, easily the most versatile out there, is finally getting a redesign that bakes Wi-Fi right in (so you don't need a separate Connect hub) and removes about half the size of the original. Our biggest complaint regarding the original lock was its size, and the new smaller and slimmer version looks much more at home in the back of your door and less so as a spacecraft took up residence above the pigeon. your.
As with all crashes in August, it has HomeKit support, so you can lock and unlock your voice using Siri, presence using geofencing or using an app on any of your Apple devices.
This year is coming $ TBD
Netatmo smart door lock is a European-only HomeKit compatible lock it completely replaces your deadly lock and works in any lock on European cylinders. The price is still TBD, but I heard it could be somewhere around € 350 - € 400, including three of its NFC keys.
These keys are the main feature of the lock, use them to open the door as you would a regular key, but easily "disable" any key in the application. HomeKit compatibility allows you to control remote locking if you have a HomeKit hub.
Read this: The best Apple HomeKit products
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Designed by two former Apple employees, Nivel works using your phone via Bluetooth when you are at home or remotely using an Apple HomeKit hub. You can even configure it to unlock as you get closer.
Spring 2020: from $ 14.99 to $ 49.99
Nanoleaf Learning Series is an entire smart lighting platform from modular intelligent light manufacturers. The system will include a color-changing smart bulb, a smart dimmer switch and accessories that can trigger all Nanoleaf lights, including company signature panels (square and hexagonal), as well as a motion sensor.
The collection of devices and accessories will learn, meaning and react to a user and his environment and will be compatible with HomeKit.
Spring 2020 $ 119.99
Lifx, a leader in Wi-Fi lighting, Lifx has added a number of new products to its HomeKit-compatible smart lighting range, including a new white filament bulb (ST64 Teardrop with a G95 Globe coming soon) for $ 29.99 and a chandelier with chandelier ($ 29.99).
But its new smart smart light switch has attracted the most attention, due to its ability to control offline lights as well as LIFX lights and replace a whole
Summer 2020 | $ 49.99
Another smart switch from Wemo, Wemo Stage can control HomeKit scenes, supporting up to six configurations using a long or short press for each of its three buttons. Like the Hue smart dimmer controller, the switch can be attached to a wall plate and can act as a switch or can be used as a remote control.
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March 2020 | $ 139.99
The smart lighting leader has announced additions to its HomeKit-compatible exterior lighting line, including a wall-mounted body and two low-voltage headlights and spotlights.
The wall-mounted display unit ($ 139.99) creates a light-oriented triangle, both up and down, to raise this board call. The Lily XL low-voltage spotlight ($ 139.99) enhances the existing Lily spotlight, providing stronger light and a new low-voltage pedestal light ($ 129.99) was added to the Econic Philips Hue line.
Signify, which owns Hue, also announced that voice control - including using Siri - is coming to the Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box.
Buy Now: Amazon | From $ 19.99 to $ 29.99
The range of ultra-accessible smart lighting Sengled has now a smart homeKit compatible hub. Choose the Sengled Smart Hub of type 3 ($ 29.99), and the $ 15 white and $ 25 color bulbs will work with your HomeKit setting.
The company also has a new one Edison-style filament bulb ($ 29.99), E12 candle bulbs ($ 24.99) and a smart energy monitoring jack ($ 19.99), which will also work with HomeKit via the hub.
Buy Now: Eve | $ 79.95 USD
Eve's recently announced water sensor, Eve Water Guard, is now available to order. A HomeKit-enabled plug-in water leak detector will alert you with an audible and visible alarm on any water detected by its 2-meter / 6.5-foot cable.
Buy Now: Eve | $ 39.95
Eve has lowered its smart power monitoring jack both in size and price. The HomeKit compliant plug now only takes one socket, while packing the same energy monitoring and standalone features as its predecessor.
Summer 2020 | $ 24.99
The WeMo mini also receives a mini-er this year, with Belkin presenting a redesigned version of its excellent, but tiny, smart card at CES. Now called the Smart WiMo WiFi jack, it is HomeKit compliant and all other specifications apart from the size remain the same. While the previous socket was already small enough to not lock the other socket, it will be home even on an electrical tape.
Philips Hue Smart Motion Sensor (Installation-Free Exclusive for Philips Hue Lights), White, Model:473389
Original price was: $47.99.$44.99Current price is: $44.99.
Aqara Temperature and Humidity Sensor Plus Aqara Water Leak Sensor, REQUIRES AQARA HUB, Zigbee Connection, For Remote Monitoring, Alarm System and Smart Home Automation
Original price was: $38.98.$34.99Current price is: $34.99.
Wyze Plug Outdoor, Dual Outlets Energy Monitoring, IP64, 2.4GHz WiFi Smart Plug, Compatible with Alexa, Google Assistant, IFTTT, No Hub Required, Black – A Certified for Humans Device
$16.99
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