The future of HomeKit is now!"Movie time."
Siri, Apple's personal digital assistant blinks into action. The blinds go down. The lights dim. Your home theater system pulses to life.
What we're witnessing, aside from a friend showing off his hotly connected new digs, is a demonstration of Apple's HomeKit in action. Originally announced in 2014, HomeKit is now mature and ready for the mainstream. And if we're any indication, it's going to flood the holiday gift lists.
The story of Home
When HomeKit first shipped, it did so without an app. It also did so without a vast collection of accessories to work with. Apple was taking a gamble: The company believed that if it provided a way to securely, privately, and easily get all the disparate home automation products working together, the industry would follow and customers would be, well, delighted.
The first step was updating everything. Many home automation products originally shipped without the ability to secure their connections. That meant using them opened ...
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The future of HomeKit is now!
