On this week's episode of the HomeKit Insider podcast, your hosts discuss the launch of Eve Play, Ecobee's new doorbell update, and our favorite HomeKit devices. After being announced earlier, the Eve Play can now be ordered. This AirPlay compatible box lets you stream music to your existing bookshelf speakers. Lutron released a new app for iPad this week, and while it looks great, it's little more than an experiential app that lets you demo Lutron products before you buy them. Ikea was in the news this week with the launch of its new sensors. There's a new contact sensor, leak sensor and motion sensor that will all work with the new hub and eventually Matter. Finally, Ecobee has released an update to its smart video doorbell that brings the long-awaited activity alert feature. This allows you to receive smart alerts on your devices (including Apple TV) when motion is detected. Following the news, we reviewed the smart home vacuums again, breaking down some of the differences and why we like them. Finally, your hosts will then talk about their favorite smart home devices that work with Apple Home.

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