I-HomeKit: zonke izimpendulo zemibuzo yakho odinga ukuyazi

Mhlawumbe cishe I-HomeKit, enye yezinto ezintsha ezenziwe yi-Apple lokho kwethulwe embhalweni wangaphambilini wenkampani, uzokwazi izinto eziningi. Futhi cishe zonke zilungile ngoba zicabanga ukuthi kuvulwa umhlaba othile waseCupertino, futhi ngaphezu kwakho konke, ukubheja okuthakazelisayo kwi-inthanethi yezinto. Kodwa-ke, ngenxa yobusha besistimu, kusenokungabaza okuningi emoyeni, futhi kumayelana nabo ukuthi sifuna ukukhuluma nawe ngokulandelayo.

I-HomeKit ikuvumela ukuthi wakhe ukuxhumana okuqondile ukulawula izinto zazo zonke izinhlobo. Yize ukukhiya, amalambu, amakhamera noma iminyango kugqanyisiwe esethulweni esisemthethweni, kungaba nokuningi okuningi okuhlanganiswe nalolu hlelo oluhlongozwa yi-Apple. Futhi, okuhle kunakho konke, uSiri uzokwazi ukuba ngumsizi wethu siqu wokwenza konke okusendlini kube okuthile enkonzweni yethu. Kepha konke lokhu, ubuvele ukwazi. Ake siqhubekele kulokho mhlawumbe obungakwazi ngokujula, futhi ngaphezu kwakho konke, ekungabazeni ukuthi i-HomeKit isengakwazi ukukhiqiza kubasebenzisi. Ingabe ufuna ukuthola ngokugcwele lobu buchwepheshe be-Apple?

Kungani i-HomeKit ingcono kunezesekeli ezilawulwa ngezinhlelo zokusebenza zenkampani yangaphandle?

Kuyacaca ukuthi I-HomeKit ingenza izinto zibe lula kakhulu. Yize i-home automation isivele ifikile ekhaya futhi kukhona amagajethi esiwalawulayo kusuka ku-iPhone, iqiniso ukuthi eziningi zazo azihambelani nomunye nomunye. Okwenziwa yilobu buchwepheshe obusha ukuthi, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ungaba nokulawula ngakunye kwalokhu, kepha ngasikhathi sinye, ukulawulwa kweqembu kuvunyelwe.

Ingabe i-HomeKit iphephe ukusetshenziswa kunamanye ubuchwepheshe besithathu?

I-HomeKit iza nobuchwepheshe obenza ukubethela kwedatha kube okokugcina phakathi kwesesekeli nedivayisi ye-iOS. Lokho kuqinisekisa ukuphepha okukhulu ekusetshenzisweni kwayo futhi ucabangela ukuthi ezimweni eziningi kungamagajethi okugcina ikhaya lakho liphephile, kunengqondo kakhulu ukulisebenzisa.

Ngabe iSiri izosetshenziswa kukho konke ukuxhumana?

Yize kuzwakala kungajwayelekile, i-Apple inika amandla ukusetshenziswa kweSiri ukulawula wonke amagajethi athuthukisiwe nge Ubuchwepheshe beKhayaKit. Lokho kusho ukuthi uSiri uzoba ngumhlahlandlela wakho nomsizi wakho ukulungisa zonke izenzo ezingenzeka.

Ngabe i-Apple izokuqinisekisa kanjani ukuphepha kwezinsiza zabanye abantu?

Empeleni, wonke amagajethi asuselwa ekucushweni kwe-HomeKit kuzofanela aqale athole isitifiketi esisemthethweni esivela ku-Apple. Yilokho okwaziwa njenge-Apple's Made for iPhone (MFI)

Ingabe ikhona imikhiqizo ene-HomeKit esivele ikhona emakethe?

• ILutron Caseta Starting Lighting Kit: Izotholakala ngoJuni 2 ezitolo zakwa-Apple nakwezinye izitolo nezitolo eziku-inthanethi.
• I-Insteon Hub: Itholakala ngoJuni 2 ku-Amazon.com nakuSmarthome.com.
• Igumbi le-Elgato Eve, i-Eve Weather, i-Eve Door & Window, ne-Eve Energy sensors: Itholakala ngoku-oda ngaphambilini ngoJuni 2 ku-Amazon.com nakuWalmart.com. Ezitolo eziku-Apple ngoJulayi.
• I-Ecobee3 ehlakaniphile ye-Wi-Fi thermostat: Itholakala ngoJuni kwa-Home Depot, Best Buy, naku-Amazon.com. NgoJulayi ezitolo zakwa-Apple.
• iHome iSP5 SmartPlug - Iyatholakala ngoku-oda ngaphambilini kusuka ngoJuni 15 ku-Home.com. Kwezinye izitolo kusuka ngoJulayi.

Ingabe kukhona uhlelo lokusebenza lwe-HomeKit?

Cha, empeleni, impela ngenxa yokumiswa kobuchwepheshe, akunangqondo. Zonke izesekeli ezihambisana nalobu buchwepheshe zizolawulwa ngokwendabuko kusuka kudivayisi uqobo ngeSiri.

Yini engiyidingayo ukuze ngikwazi ukulawula amagajethi nge-HomeKit?

Udinga i-iPhone, i-iPad noma i-iPod Touch engasebenza nge-iOS 8.1