I see the «appification» of the home as inevitable: the Internet of Things will slowly commoditize, and with it the modular austerity of off - the -
shelf home automation products will become easier, cheaper and less intimidating to install.
It's been more than six months since Apple first introduced HomeKit at its June 2014 Worldwide Developers Conference, but HomeKit - compatible
products have yet to hit store
shelves and may not do so until this spring, almost a year after Apple first detailed its
home automation system.HomeKit's launch has gone slower than expected, and according to sources that spoke to Re / code, the two major reasons were a «slower - than - expected» launch of the HomeKit MFi program, which began in November, and the late launch of chip specifications, which weren't sent out to chip makers until October.