This week, Apple announced some new products specifically aimed at the home. These include HomeView, a shared display for home controls, FaceTime, and Siri AI, along with a new Apple TV 4K and a second-generation HomePod mini. There’s also the Apple Home Collection, with…
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HomeKit Secure Video Hits 4K. You’re Welcome.
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a whole post complaining that HomeKit Secure Video was still stuck at 1080p in 2026. I never published it. I figured I’d look silly if Apple fixed it the week after I hit send. Then the keynote…
Continue reading →Apple’s Angle for HomeKit Products: Privacy
While Apple has been in the HomeKit game for many years, thus far they have shied away from making HomeKit products like locks and cameras. If the rumors are to be believed, that’s going to change over the next few years. Apple is rumored…
Continue reading →About that Rumored Apple Command Center
Rumors are percolating about Apple creating a home command center for launch next year. According to Mark Gurman, it’s roughly a six-inch square iPad that you hang on the wall, allowing you to control your HomeKit devices and other helpful home command center-y type work.…
Continue reading →Beyond HomeKit: Will Apple Make a Smart Home Camera?
According to reports, Apple is developing a smart home camera slated for 2026. Such a device would be a natural extension of Apple’s commitment to privacy and artificial intelligence, potentially offering the seamless user experience we’ve come to expect from Cupertino. If given proper support, an…
Continue reading →HomeKit Secure Video Wish List
Bradley Chambers posted a HomeKit Secure Video wish list asking for 2K camera support, continuous recording, and higher camera limits (you are currently limited to five). I agree with all of these points, particularly the last one. With HomeKit Secure Video, Apple has a…
Continue reading →Additional Considerations for Home Security Cameras
Over the past few years, home security cameras have got better and cheaper. That’s good. Now anyone can set up a home security camera and keep an eye on the front door or the dog. The problem, however, is that all of these cameras…
Continue reading →The Very Slow Roll Out of HomeKit Secure Video
A year ago, Apple announced a new HomeKit feature, dubbed Secure Video, where Apple would agree to store your security camera video on its servers for you without an additional fee. I like this idea. Not only do I not want to pay someone…
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