HomeKit seems set to be the star of giant trade show, CES 2015, maintaining Apple’s track record of dominating the show.

iOS and the ideal home

Apple’s HomeKit will enable iOS users to control a variety of smart things from multiple makers, such as door entry and alarm systems, thermostats or lights.

“HomeKit introduces a new way for you to control supported devices in your home using Siri. That means you could use your voice to turn on lights or adjust the thermostat,” Apple states.

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Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering, put it this way at WWDC: “In addition to being able to control individual devices in your home, with HomeKit you can group devices and changes into scenes, and then with Siri integration you can say something like ‘get ready for bed’ and be sure that your garage door is closed, your door is locked, the thermostat is lowered, your lights are dimmed. That’s HomeKit.”

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