IKhaya lasekhaya: Zonke iimpendulo kwimibuzo yakho kufuneka uyazi

mhlawumbi malunga I-HomeKit, enye yezinto ezintsha ze-Apple zamva nje eboniswe kwinqaku eliphambili lenkampani, uya kuba sele uzazi izinto ezininzi. Kwaye phantse zonke zilungile kuba zibonisa ukuvuleka okuthile kwihlabathi le-Cupertino, kwaye ngaphezu kwakho konke, ukuzibophelela okunomdla kwi-intanethi yezinto. Nangona kunjalo, ngenxa yobutsha benkqubo, kusekho amathandabuzo amaninzi emoyeni, kwaye malunga nabo sifuna ukuthetha nawe ngezantsi.

I-HomeKit ikuvumela ukuba wenze uqhagamshelo oluthe ngqo ukulawula izinto phantse zonke iintlobo. Nangona ukuvalwa, izibane, iikhamera okanye iingcango zigxininiswe kwinkcazo esemthethweni, kunokubakho ezininzi ezidityanisiweyo nale nkqubo ecetywayo yi-Apple. Ngaphaya koko, okona kulungileyo kuko konke kukuba uSiri uya kuba ngumncedisi wethu wobuqu ukwenza yonke into esendlwini ibe yinto enkonzweni yethu. Kodwa sele uyazi yonke le nto. Masiqhubele phambili kwinto mhlawumbi ubungayazi nzulu, kwaye ngaphezu kwako konke, kumathandabuzo okuba i-HomeKit isenokuvelisa kubasebenzisi.Ngaba uyafuna ukufumana ubuchwephesha be-Apple ngobunzulu?

Kutheni i-HomeKit ingcono kunezincedisi ezilawulwa ngosetyenziso lomntu wesithathu?

Kucacile ukuba I-HomeKit inokwenza izinto zibe lula kakhulu. Nangona i-automation yasekhaya sele ifikile ekhaya kwaye kukho izixhobo esizilawulayo kwi-iPhone, inyani kukuba uninzi lwazo aluhambelani. Yintoni eyenziwa yile teknoloji intsha kukuba unako, kwelinye icala, ube nolawulo lomntu ngamnye, kodwa kwangaxeshanye, ulawulo lweqela luvumelekile.

Ngaba i-HomeKit ikhuselekile ukusebenzisa kunezinye iitekhnoloji zeqela lesithathu?

I-HomeKit iza neteknoloji eyenza ufihlo lwedatha lugqibe phakathi kwesixhobo kunye nesixhobo se-iOS. Oku kuqinisekisa ukhuseleko olukhulu ekusetyenzisweni kwayo kwaye kuthathelwe ingqalelo ukuba kwiimeko ezininzi zizigajethi zokugcina ikhaya lakho likhuselekile, kwenza ingqiqo kakhulu ukuzisebenzisa.

Ngaba i-Siri iya kusetyenziswa kulo lonke unxibelelwano?

Nangona isenokuvakala ingaqhelekanga, iApple yenza ukuba ukusetyenziswa kweSiri kulawuleke zonke izixhobo eziphuhliswe nge Itekhnoloji ye-HomeKit. Oku kuthetha ukuba uSiri uya kuba sisikhokelo sakho kunye nomncedisi wakho ukuqwalasela zonke iintshukumo ezinokwenzeka.

I-Apple iya kuqinisekisa njani ukhuseleko lwezixhobo zabanye abantu?

Enyanisweni, zonke izixhobo ezisekelwe kuqwalaselo lwe-HomeKit kuya kufuneka ziqale zifumane isatifikethi esisemthethweni kwi-Apple. Le yinto eyaziwa ngokuba yi-Apple's Made for iPhone (MFI).

Ngaba kukho iimveliso ezine-HomeKit esele zikhona kwimarike?

• I-Lutron Caseta Lighting Kit Starting Kit: Iza kufumaneka ngoJuni 2 kwiivenkile ze-Apple kunye namanye amaziko okuthenga kunye neevenkile ze-intanethi.
• I-Insteon Hub: Ifumaneka nge-2 kaJuni kwi-Amazon.com kunye ne-Smarthome.com.
• Igumbi le-Elgato Eve, iMozulu ye-Eve, i-Eve Door & Window, kunye ne-Eve Energy sensors: Iyafumaneka ukulungiselela kwangaphambili nge-2 kaJuni kwi-Amazon.com kunye ne-Walmart.com. Kwiivenkile ze-intanethi ze-Apple ngoJulayi.
• I-Ecobee3 smarter Wi-Fi thermostat: ifumaneka ngoJuni kwi-Home Depot, Best Buy, kunye ne-Amazon.com. NgoJulayi kwiivenkile ze-Apple.
• I-iHome iSP5 SmartPlug: Iyafumaneka ngoku-odolwa kwangaphambili ukuqala nge-15 kaJuni kwa-iHome.com. Kwezinye iivenkile ukusuka ngoJulayi.

Ngaba lukhona usetyenziso lwe-HomeKit?

Hayi, enyanisweni, ngokuchanekileyo ngenxa yokucwangciswa kwethekhnoloji, ayenzi nayiphi na ingqiqo. Zonke izixhobo ezihambelana nale teknoloji ziya kulawulwa ngokwendalo ukusuka kwisixhobo ngokwaso ngeSiri.

Yintoni endiyidingayo ukuze ndikwazi ukulawula izixhobo ngeHomeKit?

Ufuna i-iPhone, i-iPad, okanye i-iPod Touch enokuqhuba i-iOS 8.1