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Ikea's Tradfri line is a good and inexpensive gateway to Apple's HomeKit system
ihatescreennames said: I’m curious what products there are.
For example, we have IKEA picture lights above each of our bathroom cabinets. Inside each cabinet is the smallest of those gray things to power it and I paired motion sensors so when anyone is in a bathroom those lights come on.
For the glass wall-mounted kitchen cabinets, we have one gray rectangle powering a puck light inside them as well as a countertop light mounted underneath.
Basically, it’s worth remembering that any IKEA lighting product that uses the little plugs that look like miniature network cables can plug into those gray rectangles and be controlled using HomeKit.
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Here are five of the best iPhone-connected robot vacuums
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Review: Koogeek P1 Smart Plug an affordable way to get started with Apple's HomeKit
We've been using them for a year or so with the lower price being the main attraction. I didn't install the Koogeek app, just added them directly by scanning the sticker using the HomeKit app. No Koogeek app means no firmware updates, but since they worked right out of the box and have kept working through power cuts, etc this seems a simpler way to go unless you encounter problems. We are using the always-awesome Apple AirPort Extreme, so your mileage may vary. I like them. Does what it says it will do with no fuss.