Apple’s smart home platform, HomeKit, is designed to allow consumers to control a whole host of internet-enabled devices from the comfort of their Apple Watch or HomePod, from their thermostats to CCTV cameras. As new technologies continue to innovate in the space, Apple must also keep up and create tools and platforms that push the world further forward.
HOMEKIT CHALLENGES
Whilst companies like Amazon and Google have taken the lead when it comes to smart home technology, with the launch of products like Eero WiFi routers, Blink home surveillance cameras, and the Google Nest range of doorbells, fire alarms, and smart speakers, Apple has taken a slightly different approach. Though the firm now finally appears to be doubling down on the HomePod with the launch of a mini variant and…