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Apple to Launch New 'Smart Home' Platform at WWDC
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imo there wont be an iwatch. Maybe new Apple TV Os or hardware. WWDC is not a event with big hardware expectations. If you expect big hardware announcements you better off selling youre shares right now.
The iwatch will tell the iHome where abouts you are and will require 1 iwatch per person in the house to control the lights.
If dad has the iwatch and no one else does the lights turn off when dad goes to the bathroom. Marketing genius.
Other times as well. You'd have to be real gambler to bet on a move in any direction in the days immediately before and after a major product announcement.
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The best time is not to try to time. Market timers lose.
This is a concern to me too. imo the "open" standards will win in the end, so google will come after Apple but ultimatly win this, again. Unless the Apple standards works of other devices.
It would make more sense if everything Apple had tried to do with this closed model after the App Store hadn't been a disaster. But it doesn't ever work.
And then my house can be hacked!
They could *gulp* raise my temperature and run up my electric bill...or, or, or turn of the lights when I'm walking and I fall!
And Google will make you watch an ad before you can turn on the lights.
Yikes! Here be some serious dragons.
Everyone in the industry has tried to launch the 'smart home', and all attempts have been met with absolutely no enthusiasm from consumers.
That's not to say that consumers don't want connected homes, but they're typically unwilling to replace everything in their house with a connected variant. Even when they do, they tend to focus on things with the correct size, look and price rather than it's connected platforms.
Take the most basic thing; the lights - who wants to go around and replace every lightswitch in their homes with a more expensive 'iSwitch'? Or even worse - have somebody come around to replace them for you. That's not at all desirable, and that's before you even get to the product itself - who makes it? Is it a company that make good designs which fit with peoples' homes (like IKEA), or a tech company which doesn't do any of those things (like Logitech)?
There are no shortage of systems and standards - such as Zigbee, Z-Wave, ioBridge and X10. Microsoft tried to integrate it with Windows Media Center and failed. Google tried it with Android@Home and failed.
Apple have, in the past, taken on such ground where so many had fallen and found its own way through the jungle. Can they do it again, here?
Personally, I don't think so. The real demon here is the MFI programme. If we know anything, we know that MFI adds a tremendous amount of cost to otherwise simple devices. Take the MFI Game controllers for example - I'm sure that a lot of us on here really want to play our iOS games with a real control pad, but how many have stumped up the crazy amount of cash to actually buy one?
Apple seem to be under some delusion that the MFI programme was a success in the iPod era and that it is the model which must apply to all future 3rd-party device partnerships. That's a dangerous myth.
Everyone in the industry has tried to launch the 'smart home', and all attempts have been met with absolutely no enthusiasm from consumers.
That's not to say that consumers don't want connected homes, but they're typically unwilling to replace everything in their house with a connected variant. Even when they do, they tend to focus on things with the correct size, look and price rather than it's connected platforms.
Take the most basic thing; the lights - who wants to go around and replace every lightswitch in their homes with a more expensive 'iSwitch'? Or even worse - have somebody come around to replace them for you. That's not at all desirable, and that's before you even get to the product itself - who makes it? Is it a company that make good designs which fit with peoples' homes (like IKEA), or a tech company which doesn't do any of those things (like Logitech)?
There are no shortage of systems and standards - such as Zigbee, Z-Wave, ioBridge and X10. Microsoft tried to integrate it with Windows Media Center and failed. Google tried it with Android@Home and failed.
Apple have, in the past, taken on such ground where so many had fallen and found its own way through the jungle. Can they do it again, here?
Personally, I don't think so. The real demon here is the MFI programme. If we know anything, we know that MFI adds a tremendous amount of cost to otherwise simple devices. Take the MFI Game controllers for example - I'm sure that a lot of us on here really want to play our iOS games with a real control pad, but how many have stumped up the crazy amount of cash to actually buy one?
Apple seem to be under some delusion that the MFI programme was a success in the iPod era and that it is the model which must apply to all future 3rd-party device partnerships. That's a dangerous myth.
This is different, people will be buying costly hardware here. and hardware manuf will not want to commit to apple only ecosystems.
yes! there's tons of cool little gadgets out for those, but that would require another "hub" to talk to the iPhone (ATV, Airport maybe?)
I've been thinking for a long while that Apple will continue to broaden it's reach. We have to image that Jobs' mind was always thinking of possibilities for Apple. Home, car, personal, etc.
As Apple focusses on security, such as fingerprint ID, I can see further advancements in home security, home access, etc.
As well, an increase of integration between Apple devices, whether that be the Apple TV & iPhone/iPad or similar.
Hopefully we'll see innovation and expansion into new territory at WWDC vs. just upgrades & what everyone is expecting.
As Apple focusses on security, such as fingerprint ID, I can see further advancements in home security, home access, etc.
As well, an increase of integration between Apple devices, whether that be the Apple TV & iPhone/iPad or similar.
Hopefully we'll see innovation and expansion into new territory at WWDC vs. just upgrades & what everyone is expecting.
Smart home platform nice but will take time for manufacturers to adapt into their products
There are some items out now with their own App for control so this will be more like a unifier
Hopefully Apple has something better in its pipeline (hardware wise ) for WWDC
There are some items out now with their own App for control so this will be more like a unifier
Hopefully Apple has something better in its pipeline (hardware wise ) for WWDC
I'm in no hurry for this stuff.
Manual light switches are already getting the job done and my household appliances don't need much managing. My wife isn't going to let me control the thermostat even if the singularity comes.
Maybe in 15-20 years when it all stabilizes.
Manual light switches are already getting the job done and my household appliances don't need much managing. My wife isn't going to let me control the thermostat even if the singularity comes.
Maybe in 15-20 years when it all stabilizes.
Absolutely agree. MFI is a disaster. Apple seem to insist that it's a good idea because there were a lot of iPod-compatible speakers back in the early 00s and they maintained compatibility throughout several models.
Really, it was the stability of the 30-pin connector protocol which did that for them. Once the iPhone 3G came out, lots of them started breaking due to interference problems (or other internal spec changes, which made the dreaded "this accessory is not compatible with iPhone" message appear on your $400 speakers).
Apple can still create stable protocols which are compatible without this high-cost, iron-fist approach.
Interesting. Though I'm more excited about what's hidden in the iOS 8 code. Like support for new app resolutions/iphone models.
You've asked all the right questions, IMO. But until (or if) this platform is launched, I wouldn't prejudge whether Apple got it right. I think they learn from experience, and home automation has far greater potential than game controllers.
Car infotainment systems that support CarPlay will work with or without CarPlay, and thus will work with or without an iPhone. Why would we assume third party connected devices for the home would only work with iOS devices? But if you're expecting Apple to design a software platform that supports Android and Windows Phone dream on. The platform will exist to drive iOS device sales.
As they say, the chart never lies. What happens after a keynote is a mixed bag, but in recent lackluster keynotes, the price usually dips after the keynote before making a bounce. However, it never hurts to join the pre-keynote hype train because that consistently yields great results. With that said, I think this year's keynote will have a positive result before and after if Tim Cook pulls through with some legitimate revenue drivers to reignite growth.
Disclosure: This is not professional stock advice. Do your own research.
No, the stock goes down for a few days to a few weeks, then bounds up. So, right after a keynote is the best time to buy stock. Then it can be a good time for you, too, to become a stockholder.
Bob
An open approach from Apple would be great, would love to see their approach. A "walled garden" home?* Not so much...
* sounds weird..
* sounds weird..