Tag Archives: homekit
A Strategic Look at Smart Homes
by Drew Meyers on 8:55 am September 24, 2017
I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about Smart Homes, and who is best positioned in the race to control the home. The players with the best chance are clearly Amazon, Apple, and Google. Of those, I’d say the lead has to go to Amazon at this stage in the game given how well Alexa is selling. Sleepers? Zillow, ADT, and Facebook. (they would all need major strategic acquisitions or partnerships to pull it off) What are the ways into the home with a … Read More »
Apple’s HomeKit & the Connected Home
by Drew Meyers on 3:07 pm May 9, 2016
I think the connected (aka digital) home is a massively, massively big space that we’re going to see a ton of innovation in over the next few years. My sense is connected home will end up merging with the history of the home opportunity I’ve been thinking about for 10 years (see prior writing here). I’ll be honest that I don’t know the digital home players extremely well, but it goes without saying Apple has their sights on it with HomeKit. There are rumors iOS 10 is … Read More »
