U-Elgato wayengomunye wemikhiqizo yokuqala ukugembula kwi-HomeKit, ipulatifomu ye-Apple yezimo ezibucayi, wethula cishe ekuqaleni ikhathalogi ebanzi yemikhiqizo ehambisanayo esukela izinzwa zokushisa nezomswakama kuma-plugs ahlakaniphile nama-thermostats ama-radiator (esihlaziya ngayo Lesi sihloko). Ukuqhubeka nokuzibophezela kwepulatifomu, i-Apple isanda kwethula izesekeli ezimbili ezintsha ezifanele imibukiso yasekhaya yangaphandle: u-Eve Aqua no-Eve Flare.
U-Eve Aqua ungumlawuli wokunisela ukuhlakanipha ukuthi singahlelela kusuka ku-smartphone yethu, futhi U-Eve Flare isibani sebhola elihlakaniphile esinempilo yebhethri efinyelela ku-6 ukuqina nombala wayo esizokulawula kusuka kumadivayisi wethu. Sikunikeza imininingwane engezansi.
I-Elgato Eve Aqua ibukeka njengezilawuli zokunisela sonke esinazo endaweni ethile ekhaya, kodwa ngenzuzo yokuthi singenza uhlelo lusebenze ku-smartphone yethu, ukugwema labo bohlelo okuyisidina okuvame ukufaka lawa madivayisi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngokuxhuma kwi-HomeKit sizokwazi ukuqala ubungozi bezitshalo zethu ngezwi lethu, ngosizo lukaSiri, futhi sizokwazi ukwazi amanzi esiwasebenzisile.
I-Elgato Eve Flare ngomunye umqondo omuhle ongaphandle noma wasendlini. Ibhola elikhanyayo elizobukeka lihle noma kuphi ngenkathi likunikeza ukukhanya okuhle okumnandi ongakulawula kusuka ku-smartphone noma ithebhulethi yakho ngenxa ye-HomeKit noma uhlelo lokusebenza lwe-elgato Eve. Ibhethri layo liyinika amandla okuzimela amahora ayisithupha, futhi ukumelana kwawo namanzi kukwenza kube kuhle kunoma iyiphi indawo endlini, ngaphakathi noma ngaphandle kwawo. Ukushaja kwenziwa ngaphandle kwentambo.
Intengo yawo womabili la madivayisi ngu-€99, futhi azoqala ukudayiswa ngoJuni 25, nakuba manje ingagcinwa kuwebhusayithi ye-elgato. Ukuxhuma kwalawa madivayisi yi-bluetooth, njengokujwayelekile ngezinsiza ze-elgato Eve, ngakho-ke azikwazi ukubekwa kude kakhulu nesikhungo sethu se-HomeKit, okuthile okufanele sikukhumbule.