HomeKit Insider

Eve Cam 2 leaked in FCC filings, Aqara's new adaptive lighting T1 light strip, Masonite $4k smart door, LG's portable screen, and meet Tidbyt.

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Links from the show

• Potato Parcel - Your Image and Message on a Potato! A Unique Gift!
• Second Gen Eve Cam Discovered in FCC Filing - Homekit News and Reviews
• This smart door has a smart lock and video doorbell built-in and starts at $4,000 - The Verge
• Aqara launches new multi-zone light strip with HomeKit Adaptive Lighting
• Roborock App Makes Using a Robot Vacuum Easy | Tap to Clean
• StanbyMe Go Portable Smart Touch Screen | LG USA
• Tidbyt - See What Matters
• Air Quality Monitor For Your House | Awair Element

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Meross debuts a new HomeKit floor lamp, Aqara products available on Amazon in the EU and UK, Andrew shares his impressions of the SYMFONISK picture frame speaker, we discuss home theater in-wall speakers, and HomeKit kitchen faucets.

Send us your HomeKit questions and recommendations with the hashtag homekitinsider. Tweet and follow our hosts at @andrew_osu and @stephenrobles or email us here. Find us in your favorite podcast player by searching for "HomeKit Insider" and support the show by leaving a 5-Star rating and comment in Apple Podcasts.

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Links from the show

• Meross announces HomeKit enabled LED floor lamp debuting at $79.99
• Meross Smart LED Floor Lamp - Amazon
• This is the Philips Hue Gradient Lightstrip Ambiance - Hueblog.com
• Sonos Architectural 6-1/2" Passive 2-Way In-Wall Speakers
• SYMFONISK Picture frame with Wi-Fi speaker - IKEA
• Aqara Smart Hub M2 - Amazon
• DIY HomeKit Security System with HomeBridge (in 3 Easy Steps!) - YouTube
• Sensate Faucet with KOHLER Konnect

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Smart home reporter for The Verge, Jennifer Tuohy join us this week to discuss all things Matter, HomeKit door locks, GE Cync, robot vacuums, and more!

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Links from the show

• Follow Jennifer on Twitter
• Jennifer Pattison Tuohy - The Verge
• Matter is coming to save the smart home
• First Full Video of Aqara Presence Sensor FP1 Emerges
• Yale Commits to New Connectivity Standard, Matter
• Level Bolt - The Invisible Smart Lock
• Wemo Stage Scene Controller with Thread
• Roborock Robot Vacuum Cleaner and Mop

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Apple may be developing a HomePod device with a screen, Andrew reviews the Eve Weather and Netatmo Weather Station, we have an awesome SwitchBot giveaway, and answer listener questions!

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SwitchBot Giveaway!

Tweet the text below from March 29, 2021 through April 7, 2021 to be entered to win! Three HomeKit Insider listeners will win everything below AND the 2 new SwitchBot products announced on April 4.

• 1 $50 Amazon Gift Card
• 2 SwitchBot Curtains
• 1 SwitchBot Hub Mini
• 1 SwitchBot Remote
• 2 SwitchBot Bot
• 2 SwitchBot New Products

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Tweet this and follow @SwitchBot @Andrew_OSU and @stephenrobles to be entered to win the $500 value SwitchBot Easter giveaway including 2 new products! Visit the SwitchBot store at: https://www.switch-bot.com?sca_ref=485321.JaWc5EStP4

Links from the show

• Visit the SwitchBot store
• uKeg - Amazon
• Hue Sentiment for Philips Hue
• Apple HomeHub - What an iPad and HomePod fusion should deliver
• Review: Eve Weather is a worthy HomeKit weather station that's as powerful as you make it
• Eve Weather - Amazon
• Netatmo Weather Station - Amazon
• Outlet Wall Mount Holder for Homepod Mini - Amazon
• EXIMUS Fixed Height Speaker Floor Stand for Apple HomePod - Amazon
• Alexa Homebridge Plugin
• Meross Garage Opener
• myQ | Smart Home & Smart Garage

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This week on HomeKit Insider, your host highlights several new Qi2 devices, including the iPhone 12, go in-depth on the Ascender stair-climbing robotic vacuum cleaner with Matter, and review two TP-Link cameras.

Send us your HomeKit questions and recommendations with the hashtag homekitinsider. Tweet and follow our hosts at:

• @andrew_osu on Twitter
• @andrewohara941 on Threads
• Email us here

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HomeKit Insider YouTube Channel

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Links from the show

• Qi2 comes to iPhone 12
• Mophie Qi2 Vent charger
• Mophie Qi2 charging stand
• Mophie Qi2 battery pack
• Peak Design wallet
• Belkin Qi2 battery pack
• Ascender stair-climbing robot
• Robin Pro Line doorbell
• TP-Link Kasa review

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