Andrew O'Hara
SmartMi launches the Jya Fyord air purifier, while Ikea launches a new range of lighting products, and there are great Amazon Prime Day deals coming, all on this week's episode of the HomeKit Insider podcast.
SmartMi has launched its new brand Jya, with the Fjord air purifier. It's now available alongside SmartMi's existing two HomeKit air purifier, but this one has more of a "Nordic" aesthetic and is designed for larger rooms.
Ikea has also announced the availability of new HomeKit devices, specifically several light products. There are light strips and light bars designed for the kitchen and bathroom that work with Apple HomeKit.
We're also moments away from Prime Day, which runs on July 12 and July 13, and which has HomeKit deals. They include upcoming Prime Day deals on Eve, Eero, Level, Ecobee, and more.
Links from the show
- Eve Store - Amazon
- Level Bolt Smart Lock - Amazon
- Smartmi Launches Jya Fjord Air Purifier
- SILVERGLANS LED bathroom lighting strip - IKEA
- SKYDRAG LED lighting strip - IKEA
- Ikea Expands HomeKit Lighting
- MITTLED LED kitchen lighting - IKEA
- Meross releases new HomeKit bulb with Adaptive Lighting
- Brisant-Secure launch Ultion Nuki smart lock - HomeKit Authority
- Best Robot Vacuum 2022 | Clean Pet Hair, Hardwood Floors
- Roborock S7MaxV Ultra Robot Vacuum - Amazon
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1 Comment
Air purifiers are a good thing to have these days, and even better when they are controllable from HomeKit. But the air purifier itself doesn't really have to have HomeKit control built-in. I use a smart switch to plug my dumb air purifier into, and I can control it from HomeKit. However my air purifier has three speeds, and these speeds are controlled by a physical switch, so my setup allows it to operate on only one speed. For now, that's good enough for me.
In HomeKit I classified my air purifier as a "fan" so I can say "Her Siri, turn off all the fans". But I can also say "air purifier" because I named the switch by that name.