Although it seems that it has not yet shared it as usual through its own channel on YouTube, Apple has just updated the page it has dedicated to HomeKit on its website. Among the novelties introduced, a new video whose duration is only 45 seconds and which shows what can be done with this service of the block focused on the «smart home».
Along with this new announcement, the Cupertino company has also introduced some other updates on this page, always with the intention of making known what HomeKit offers in the construction of the home of the future.
HomeKit, «your home under your command»
Under the slogan Your home at your command, something like "your house under your control" or "your house under your control", Apple has updated the website it has dedicated to HomeKit, the technology in the field of home automation that allows control elements of the home such as lights, thermostats, blinds, etc., through iOS devices, although we hope that very soon HomeKit will also be integrated with macOS now that Siri is already present on our apple computers. Can you imagine telling your Mac to turn on the heat and having your house "respond" accordingly?
The main objective of updating this page is to publicize what is HomeKit capable of with respect to the smart home, something that in countries like Spain, is barely introduced even at this time. For this, the company has launched a new 45 second ad that focuses on what users can do with Homeas long as they have the devices that are compatible in their homes.
With HomeKit, it is possible to control most household tasks through the Home app on iOS devices, while Apple TV can become the epicenter of that smart home, and why not! expand these functions to macOS thanks to the fact that Siri is now integrated into our computers
In said ad, which can be accessed directly from the header of the HomeKit website, the apple company shows us a wide variety of different functions that users can carry out in their homes thanks to HomeKit.
As you can see in the image above, the announcement begins with a woman who wakes up and then asks Siri to start her "Morning scene"The "breakfast" process is then activated, which includes turning on the coffee maker and other kitchen utensils.
From there, the protagonist of the ad adjust the temperature in your home using the Honeywell Lyric thermostat.
We can also see the smart lock Kwikset, which can be unlocked just as the user walks to the door by simply pressing the corresponding button on the device screen.
In the next scene we see, the fourth generation Apple TV makes its appearance. The woman in the ad establishes a new scene, "it's movie time," and with that we see how blinds are automatically lowered and lights are dimmed.
Finally, the "Lights out" scene, when the main character is already in bed, ready to read a few pages of her favorite book on the iPad, and the lights go out and the temperature drops by two degrees.
Apple has shared several messages on Twitter with the news on the HomeKit page, which it has divided into several subsections to better expose everything that users can do:
- One app for all your home accessories.
- Put your house in order. Room by room.
- Set various things in motion with one touch. Or your voice.
- Siri makes your voice the on / off switch.
- With Apple TV as the center of your home, you can control your home from almost anywhere.
