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Apple Smart Home Service Seen Lacking Product Following
- The Register, Wednesday, June 15, 2016 9:05 AM
Apple has finally launched its internet-of-things (IoT) smart-home service with a new mobile app called "Home." The only problem? A distinct lack of products to work with. Speaking on stage at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco earlier today, senior VP of software engineering Craig Federighi outlined a range of changes in the latest version of its iOS operating system, due this fall. One of them was the "Home" app, which brings Apple's much-touted but long-delayed HomeKit system to your mobile device. The app itself was slated for release this time last year, but was pulled. Federighi showed how, from an iPhone or iPad, you will be able to turn on/dim your lights, open your door locks or garage door, and even answer your intercom, quickly and efficiently.
