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Insteon ships its HomeKit-enabled hub and app

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<p>Now that HomeKit devices are finally starting to ship, Apple fans will need to build an entirely new collection of HomeKit-certified smart home gear in order to command it all with Siri, right? Not necessarily.</p><p>Insteon is bringing its entire ecosystem of products under the HomeKit umbrella with the new Insteon Hub (http://www.insteon.com/insteon-hub-homekit), which was announced at CES (http://www.macworld.com/article/2867321/homekit-at-ces-its-all-about-simplicity.html) and is available to purchase starting Tuesday.</p><p><strong>Why this matters:</strong> Insteon has decades of experience building home control devices, and its embrace of HomeKit will give users a jump start on building out an expandable system for their home. Even if you dont want to go all-in with Insteon, you can pick and choose some HomeKit prodcuts from other companies, and the Hub will bridge those to your Insteon gear, letting you control everything from the Insteon+ app. HomeKit also supports voice commands via Siri, and Insteon has already been working with voice assistants, adding Cortana support with Windows 8.1 (http://www.techhive.com/article/2454273/insteons-cortana-integration-will-let-windows-phone-users-talk-to-their-house.html).</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2929797/insteon-ships-its-homekit-enabled-hub-and-app.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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