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These are going to North Korea. 

How about an immediate and permanent ban on the username and IP address for anyone who makes an anti-Semitic or anti-Israel post? Appealing to the good senses of anti-Semites is hardly an effective tool. 

They should release a version without the speaker and the microphone. I would buy a few then. The combo of smoke detector, CO detector, and night light with HomeKit integration would be sufficient. If they could also integrate a motion sensor, that would be great. There’s no need to place a speaker and a mic in every device. 

Can someone explain to me where HomeKit lives? Before it was possible to control HomeKit devices from outside of one’s Home network (via the Apple TV or iPad hub), HomeKit devices could be controlled from the iPhone over the local Wi-Fi or via Bluetooth.  But the same HomeKit settIngs (rooms, scenes, etc.) were available from multiple iPhones (or iPads) on the same iCloud account.

So, where do these settings live? In iCloud? If so, what happens if the Internet is cut off? Can the iPhone control the HomeKit devices via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth using the Home app while the Internet connection is down or is the Internet connection a requirement so that the iPhone (or iPad) can get the HomeKit settings from iCloud? 

I do realize that Internet is required for controlling devices from outside the house, but is it required for controlling devices from inside the house? 

I’ve been using HomeKit since it was released, but I don’t completely understand where the central place that stores all the settings is. 

rweiser said:

I wonder if the Mac mini is also due for a rebranding. 
When it comes to computing, Apple has the:
* iPad and iPad Pro
* MacBook and MacBook Pro
* iMac and iMac Pro
* Mac mini
* Mac Pro

Why not change the Mac mini to just be the “Mac”, as the Mac Pro’s counterpart?

If Apple converted the iMac to just the 27” 5K display, they could put the compute parts in a Mac Mini case and call Mac Mini - Mac. However, going from an all-in-one firm factor to two boxes is backward. On the other hand, decoupling compute from display may have its benefits, as displays age much slower than computers. The iMac Pro is unnecessarily too powerful and too expensive for most users. 

I think Apple should release stand-alone 24” and 27” monitors based on the iMac design, though. They can make it slimmer than the iMac, and it can be used with MacBooks (24”) and MacBook Pros (24” & 27”).