It's Day One for HomeKit, Apple's ambitious plan to automate our homes. But it's been a rough first day.
HomeKit is supposed to help iPhones run lights, thermostats and all sorts of other appliances that can now connect to the Internet. It turns voice-assistant Siri into a genie who makes things happen around the house. You just say, "Turn on the lights," and presto, they're on.
Unfortunately, Siri just isn't very reliable. I'm running the first HomeKit hardware in my house, with hubs by Insteon and Lutron Caséta, but when Siri gets involved, I sometimes want to throw the iPhone out the window. She should know all my HomeKit-connected devices by name, but when I say, "Turn on the air filter," Siri presents a list of stores where I might buy one.
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