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Re:HomePod Mini by noodlesUK on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @02:46PM (#24768735)

One of the interesting things is that on the specs page it says it supports “Thread”, which is a new wireless protocol championed for home automation tech, as an alternative to zig bee and Zwave. One thing I didn’t see was any mention of if it would support being a “Home Hub”, allowing for remote access to smart home stuff.

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Re:HomePod Mini by FerdSlav on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @03:10PM (#24769062)

I think personally this is one of the biggest details that is being entirely overlooked. In past keynotes Apple has mentioned they are actively working with other companies on the new Project Connected Home Over IP working group[1], which according to the limited marketing material available, seems to indicate will at least partially operate over Thread.

[1]: https://www.connectedhomeip.com/

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Re:HomePod Mini by ndrake on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @02:54PM (#24768846)

The footnote on that item is a bit disappointing:

"Not compatible with non-HomeKit Thread devices."

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Re:HomePod Mini by gerash on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @04:20PM (#24769888)

Lol. Adopt an open protocol built by Nest and then make it exclusive to Apple devices. Very revolutionary indeed

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Re:HomePod Mini by nkristoffersen on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @04:34PM (#24770013)

Pretty sure that means HomeKit certified devices, not Apple-built devices.

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Re:HomePod Mini by stingrae on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @09:34PM (#24772289)

Honestly it is very much Nest's decision to not support Homekit.

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Re:HomePod Mini by section_me on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @02:52PM (#24768812)

Thread is not exactly new, July 2014[0], and it uses the same base standard as ZigBee (IEEE 802.15.4), just using 6LoWPAN which is a low power personal aera network using IPv6.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thread_(network_protocol)

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