IPhilips namuhla imemezele umkhiqizo wayo wokuqala ohambelana ne-Apple HomeKit, oqala ngeHue Bridge 2.0, inguqulo ebuyekeziwe yeHue Bridge yayo yasekuqaleni. NgeHue Bridge 2.0, ulayini wakho wamalambu UPhilips Hue uyakwazi ukusebenza ngeplatifomu ye-Apple ezenzakalelayo, kuvumela wonke ama-Hue bulbs ukuthi alawulwe ngemiyalo yezwi le-Siri, ngaleyo ndlela inikeze umuzwa wokuhlanganisa oyingqayizivele phakathi kwekhaya namadivayisi wakho we-Apple.
Imiyalo efana ne- "Vula amalambu abomvu" ingasetshenziselwa imibala ethile, ngenkathi imiyalo efana ne- "Setha isibani kumaphesenti angama-30" ingasetshenziselwa ukufiphaza amalambu. Izigcawu zokukhanyisa ezitholakale kuhlelo lokusebenza lwePhilips Hue manje sezingasebenza ngoSiri. Ngokuhlanganiswa kwe-HomeKit, ikhithi ephelele yezibani ingasetshenziswa ngomyalo owodwa. Ngenkathi izinhlelo eziningi ze-HomeKit zisekela eminye imikhiqizo ye-HomeKit, uhlelo lwe-Hue Bridge 2.0 luzosebenza ngokuhlukile. Ingasetshenziselwa ukulawula umugqa we-Hue wezibani futhi ulungiselele izigcawu zokukhanya ezithile, kepha ayikwazi ukufaka eminye imikhiqizo ye-HomeKit. Izigcawu zokukhanyisa i-Hue zizotholakala kwezinye izinhlelo zokusebenza ze-HomeKit, kepha uma kungenzeka ukuqoqa izibani ze-Hue neminye imikhiqizo, usebenzisa umyalo wokwenza izinto njengokuvula umnyango nokuvula amalambu ngasikhathi sinye.
"Ukukhanyisa yinto efinyeleleka kakhulu ekhaya elixhunyiwe, futhi njengoba ukukhanya okuhambisana ne-Intanethi kuyikusasa elisha, sithatha ukukhanya okuxhunywe esigabeni esilandelayo," kusho u-Eric Rondolat, oyi-CEO yePhilips Lighting. "Ngokuhlanganisa iPhilips Hue ne-Apple HomeKit, sandisa ulwazi lokukhanya ngaphezu kwalokho ebekade kwenzeka phambilini, futhi libuye linikeze ukusebenzisana namanye amadivayisi asekhaya axhunywe kunethiwekhi."
IHue Bridge 2.0 entsha ifana neHue Bridge ekhona, kepha isikwele njenge-Apple TV isebenzisa isikhala esincane ngaphakathi kwekhaya lakho. Kanye neHue Bridge 2.0 entsha, iPhilips ibuye iqale isethi entsha yamalambu. Ama-Hue bulbs amasha acishe akhanye ngamalambu angama-800 esikhundleni samalambu angama-600. IHue Bridge yoqobo ngeke ivuselelwe nokuhambisana kwe-HomeKit njengoba ingenayo i-hardware edingekayo, kepha uPhilips uhlela ukuqhubeka nokuxhasa ngezibuyekezo zesoftware. Abanikazi bamaHue Bridges wangempela bazodinga ukuthenga iHue Bridge 2,0 ukufinyelela i-HomeKit, kepha bazothola isaphulelo esingu- $ 20 ** kulo mkhiqizo. IHue Bridge 2.0 entsha ibiza u- $ 60 **. Ikhithi ephelele yokukhanyisa enama-bulb amasha neHue Bridge entsha ibiza u- $ 200 **.
** Amanani angahluka ngokuya ngezwe lokuthenga.
