Andrew O'Hara
In this week's episode of HomeKit Insider, we talk about the launch of the Sonos Ray soundbar, discuss the new Aqara smart lock with Home Key, and more.
Much of this episode surrounded the launch of the new Sonos Ray soundbar. This new TV companion has a much lower entry price than the company's other soundbars and works with Apple HomeKit. Coupled with the soundbar is the Sonos voice assistant that can be used to control your various Sonos speakers.
This week also saw the announcement of the new Aqara D100 smart lock. While the lock isn't available yet, it does boast support for Apple Home Key.
Finally, Shane Whatley joins the discussion on three-way light switches including a follow-up from Leviton on how its Decora line should operate.
Links from the show
- Shane on YouTube
- Shane on Instagram
- Philips Hue App Gets Demo Mode, New Scenes
- Aqara Release Second HomeKey Compatible Smart Lock
- Sonos launches new budget Ray soundbar, Roam in new colors
- How to Install a Decora 3-Way Switch/Dimmer
- SOMA Tilt 2 - Smart Motor for Venetian Blinds Slats
- Zemismart Smart Home
- VOCOlinc SmartGlow Light LS3
- EcoNet Bulldog Valve Robot
- Thinka | HomeKit bridge for Z-Wave
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2 Comments
Kudos to Stephen for the mea culpa/correction of last week's criticism of the Leviton 3-way switches without having followed the directions in setting them up.
This might have been mentioned in another episode, but you can use a Lutron Caseta switch (non-dimmer) with neutral wire in a 3-way configuration with a normal dumb switch without having to use a Pico Remote. I have this setup on two different light fixtures in my house.