Apple’s next target: The Smart Home
During the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), which will take place between June 2nd and June 6th 2014, the famous brand Apple intends to make a big splash in the world of the “connected home”. Checking our fridge, our heating or our alarm from an iPhone or an iPad is a dream that can become real at the conference.
Apple mobile devices are well known in the world of technology and will potentially integrate our everyday lives. According to the Financial Times, the brand intends to present a software platform that enables mobile users to control their homes. . The iPhone and iPad owners will be able to use their devices as a sort of remote control. This will control heating, shutters and lighting in and around the house.
During conferences like the IFA, CES or CeBIT, people had the opportunity to see scenarios of actions being automated like the adaptation of the light or heating once the person has entered the house. For example, the iBeacon application can play a big role in this process. It allows, via a Bluetooth connection, to control the temperature of the water or change the music’s volume. (suite…)