In this week's episode of HomeKit Insider, we discuss new HomeKit products coming from Nanolead and Philips Hue, take a look at Belkin's new MagSafe solution, and tease a guest for next week's episode.
Apple released iOS 15.3 this past week and it was largely an unexciting update. It does however enable one smart home feature, which is enabling Siri to recognize up to six voices in additional countries.
Nanoleaf also announced a new partnership with Hafa to create a smart mirror that integrates the company's lighting tech into a traditional mirror. It will work with HomeKit, but Thread support is still up in the air.
Signify's Philips Hue brand expanded with a trio of new outdoor lighting solutions, building smart lights into exterior sconces.
While not HomeKit, we also went hands-on with the new Belkin BoostCharge Wireless Charging Pad with MagSafe. We decided we love the product, but the price is hard to stomach.
Since the last episode, Stephen's Thread-enabled Wemo Stage arrived and he shared his initial feedback and how he's using it to trigger a music scene on HomePod.
Links from the show
- All the Apple Home Key compatible locks
- Nanoleaf Partners With Hafa For HomeKit Smart Mirror' with Thread?
- Philips Hue gains trio of HomeKit-compatible outdoor wall lights
- Monoprice Alpha In-Ceiling Speakers - Monoprice
- Aruba Instant On - Small-Business wired and wireless Networks
- 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Pad with MagSafe | Belkin
- Wemo Stage Scene Controller - Amazon
- Belkin now has its own official MagSafe charging puck, for $20 more than Apple's
- Ubiquiti Access Point WiFi 6
- AT&T is rolling out multi-gig fiber internet to more than 70 cities | Engadget
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