Review: Elgato Eve Degree, a pretty but pricey HomeKit-compatible room thermometer<div class="feat-image">
</div><p>One of my complaints about <a href="
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https://9to5mac.com/2013/09/25/the-ipodfather-strikes-again-nests-rumored-next-move-on-the-ugly-white-plastic-crap-in-our-homes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ugly white plastic crap[/url].’ My Philips Hue switches and motion sensors, for example, work well, but they are undoubtedly both white and plastic – and while I wouldn’t go so far as to call them ugly, they are certainly not beautiful.</p>
<p>This is an issue Elgato’s latest HomeKit offering aims to address. The Eve Degree is a standalone room thermometer capable of measuring both temperature and humidity, reporting it back to your iPhone.</p>
<p>With an anodized aluminum surround and black front, it aims to look rather more Apple-like than your average HomeKit accessory …</p>
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Review: Elgato Eve Degree, a pretty but pricey HomeKit-compatible room thermometer