WWDC 2014: Meet HomeKit, Apple's vision for an iPhone-controlled smart home

First it was Carplay - now Apple is eyeing your home. At WWDC today, Apple announced a new software that'll let you control various home appliances all from your iPhone or iPad.

HomeKit is a new common network protocol that essentially lets users control their home appliances and the like from their iDevice.

Secure pairing insures that only your iPhone can control things like your garage door or kitchen light bulbs. HomeKit users can control individual appliances or functions in their home, or control a group of devices in various scenes.

For example, tell your iPhone (via Siri) that, "It's time for bed," all devices in the nighttime scene will prep for sleep; your garage door will like, lights in various parts of the house will turn off, etc.

Apple said it worked with a number of home appliance and services leaders to develop HomeKit.

More to follow...

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