HomeKit Insider Podcast
On this episode of the HomeKit Insider Podcast, Sonos launches a pair of recent good merchandise, a brand new reasonably priced Dwelling Key lock emerges, and Ecobee CEO Greg Fyke joins us to speak about the way forward for house automation.
Within the information this week we noticed the launch of the Aqara U50 good lock. This can be a extra reasonably priced model of the U100 and lacks the fingerprint reader.
It connects over Zigbee or Bluetooth and works with Matter when paired to a hub. There’s an built-in keypad and it helps Apple house key.
Sonos additionally had information to share. We went hands-on with the brand new Sonos Ace headphones that may swap audio with its soundbars.
That wasn’t the one product although because it quietly rolled out the brand new Roam 2. There weren’t a ton of updates to it however there’s nonetheless help for AirPlay.
A lot of the episode is then devoted to a one-on-one interview with Ecobee’s new CEO Greg Fyke. We go into many matters of dialog together with Ecobee’s implementation of Matter, future merchandise, and the way he believes the good house is altering.
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