{"id":6364,"date":"2016-11-11T12:56:45","date_gmt":"2016-11-11T12:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/\/?p=6364"},"modified":"2016-11-11T14:24:48","modified_gmt":"2016-11-11T14:24:48","slug":"linked-apples-homekit-is-proving-to-be-too-demanding-for-bluetooth-smart-home-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2016\/11\/11\/linked-apples-homekit-is-proving-to-be-too-demanding-for-bluetooth-smart-home-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"Linked: &#8220;Apple&#8217;s HomeKit Is Proving To Be Too Demanding For Bluetooth Smart Home Devices&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/forbes\/welcome\/?toURL=http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/aarontilley\/2015\/07\/21\/whats-the-hold-up-for-apples-homekit\/&amp;refURL=&amp;referrer=\">via Forbes:<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Apple allows for either WiFi or Bluetooth low energy (LE)-enabled devices to get certified as a HomeKit accessory. Apple is requiring device makers using both WiFi and Bluetooth LE to use complicated encryption with 3072-bit keys, as well as the super secure Curve25519, which is an elliptic curve used for digital signatures and exchanging encrypted keys.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This is an old article linked by Daring Fireball. I\u2019d rather have a slim selection of high &#8211; priced gadgets that work with Apple\u2019s system than a plethora of low-quality and low-cost gadgets that never quite work right. I do think 2013 and 2014 Home Kit devices were pretty rough. as we enter into 2017, the HomeKit market is much better with a lot more choice which weeds out the weak players. I\u2019m all &#8211; in on HomeKit in my new home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"via Forbes: Apple allows for either WiFi or Bluetooth low energy (LE)-enabled devices to get certified as a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","apple_news_api_created_at":"2016-11-11T14:24:49Z","apple_news_api_id":"695cd392-f551-4f87-8e88-d9f161b479cc","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2016-11-11T14:24:50Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAD\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/w==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/AaVzTkvVRT4eOiNnxYbR5zA","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_custom_appearance":"","csco_disable_excerpt_posts_layout":false,"csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-linked","cs-entry","cs-video-wrap"],"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb3IC4-1EE","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6649,"url":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2017\/02\/05\/technology-apple-homekit-deployment-plan-2017\/","url_meta":{"origin":6364,"position":0},"title":"Technology: Apple HomeKit Deployment Plan (2017)","author":"Adam Chandler","date":"February 5, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Apple\u2019s HomeKit API is a system Apple owns, only works on Apple devices, requires an always-on iOS or TvOS device in the home and requires manufacturers to adhere to strict security policies set by Apple to become HomeKit Certified \u201cWorks with Apple HomeKit\u201d. 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There are more than a few of them, and while some occasionally find themselves in the rumor spotlight, others just continue chugging along as they are\u2014perhaps doomed to an evolutionary dead-end, or maybe\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Technology&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Technology","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/category\/technology\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":7320,"url":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2018\/01\/29\/tech-will-i-be-getting-an-apple-homepod\/","url_meta":{"origin":6364,"position":4},"title":"Tech: Will I be getting an Apple HomePod?","author":"Adam Chandler","date":"January 29, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"tl;dr - Yes\u2026eventually but not right now. \u2014\u2014 Our use-case in the household is one Apple Fanboy and one Apple Purist. We have an Echo Dot in the spare bedroom for guests to use when they want some music while they sleep or to set an alarm. 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