more security for you, but does it mean more
manufacturers will throw their cameras into the
Apple ring? It might. Existing HomeKit supporters
Netatmo (maker of the Welcome and Presence
cameras), Logitech (Circle 2), and Robin (ProLine
Doorbell) join Eufy (eufyCam) in pledging to both
create future products and roll Secure Video support
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Increased support is likely to depend on the level
of adoption by the public, and how easy Apple is
making the task. We don’t know, for example, if
Apple’s developer API for HomeKit will be altered
to help camera creators make HomeKit support as
frequent as Chromecast or Alexa video. And while
the HomeKit Secure Video platform will relieve
pressure on manufacturers’ own cloud service
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lost revenue stream given the cloud subscription
plans that accompany most security systems.
It’s also not going to be available to everyone
without a little extra expense. While Apple is set to
provide cloud storage for 10 days of video without it
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need to be signed up for a 200GB plan, and you’ll be
Image rights clockwise from top: Netatmo, Yeelight, Savant Systems, Ikea.
Netatmo’s forthcoming Smart Video Doorbell will be its first product able to
work with HomeKit Secure Video.Smart home news
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More HomeKit accessories
IKEA Trådfri blinds
$129 — $179, ikea.comAfter something of a nail–biting delay,
IKEA’s Kadrilj and Fyrtur HomeKit–
enabled automated blinds (which require
a Trådfri hub to work, it seems) are set to
hit stores in October.
Savant Pro Remote
$TBC, savant.com
Control Apple TV, your cable box, and
even your network of HomeKit devices
with this Siri–packing super–remote
from the high–end home automation
specialists at Savant.Ye elig ht B u lbs
From $17.99, yeelight.com
Yeelight, a division of Xiaomi, has
recently added HomeKit support to
its budget smart bulbs — and also
announced a new range of Bluetooth
bulbs with a HomeKit–happy hub.