HomeKit Insider Podcast
On this episode of HomeKit Insider, the CSA’s Chris LaPre joins to speak about Matter, Apple House, and the way forward for the sensible dwelling.
Most of this week’s episode is a dialog with Chris LaPre, Head of Know-how on the Connectivity Requirements Alliance. The CSA is the member-led group accountable for Zigbee and Matter.
Our far-reaching dialogue touches on the evolution of Matter and Apple House, what new gadget classes we’ll see, and what could also be coming down the road with Matter 1.2 which added assist for a number of new gadget classes, together with robotic vacuum cleaners.
In different information this week, Govee launched its new Neon Rope Gentle 2 that it confirmed off at CES. Govee hasn’t traditionally supported Apple House however with Matter, its new product can present within the House app.
The second-gen Rope Gentle is extra versatile, lighter, and has new mounting brackets. Govee additionally has a brand new AI assistant that may take plain textual content and convert it into lighting scenes.
The Dyson 360 Vis Nav robotic vacuum cleaner additionally has launched within the U.S. It is pretty costly and lacks many industry-standard options like a multi-function docking station, but it surely does boast spectacular suction.
Sadly, Dyson has remained mum if it can assist Matter and the House app.
Lastly, Sonos has launched new 8-inch in-ceiling audio system. They’ve assist for AirPlay and can be utilized in a multi-speaker setup along with your different Sonos audio system.
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