iHome launches smart plug receptacle with HomeKit, pre-orders beginning June 15

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AmongĀ the first wave of HomeKit-certified devices from SmartLincĀ and Ecobee, which dropped today ahead of Worldwide Developers Conference next week, iHome on Tuesday launched its HomeKit-enabled smart plug receptacle.

The first in iHome Control series of smart home products, the iHome iSP5 SmartPlug not only controls smart home appliances but ā€œdumbā€ ones like lamps, using Apple’s HomeKit.Ā The accessory will be available for pre-order on iHome.com beginning June 15.

As can be seen on the image above, the iSP5 SmartPlug fits into any standard wall socket without blocking the other outlet. As a matter of fact, slim design lets two SmartPlugs fit into a single wall socket. The gizmo uses built-in Wi-Fi to communication with your iOS devices.

As it’s HomeKit-certified, the accessory can use the various functions provided by Apple’s platform. For example, you can use spoken commands via Siri to control your fans, lights, lamps and other smart or ā€œdumbā€ hardware plugged in to the SmartPlug.

A companion app lets you group multiple iHome SmartPlugs into individual ā€œscenesā€ to control all connected devices within a home via your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad.

The iHome Control app, launching soon in the App Store, will support the creation of custom scenes to control multiple SmartPlugs with a single Siri voice command, or to create schedules for complete home automation.

iHome, a division of SDI Technologies, has promised additional HomeKit-certified applications coming in the future.

For more information, check out the iHome website.

HomeKit requires an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch running iOS 8.1 or later.

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Source: iHome