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How will smart home appliances change our lives?

Mr. Nobuyuki Hayashi: I think this part (fashion x wearables) will become quite big in the future, but let's put that story aside today and talk about smart home appliances and the intelligentization of the home. I would like to talk about smart home appliances.

I mentioned earlier that Apple has released a technology called "HealthKit" and has standardized healthcare IoT. In fact, what Apple is most seriously working on right now is the standardization of smart home appliances, and the technology for that is this "HomeKit".

Actually, I also use smart home appliances that support HomeKit at home. It's a product called "Hue" from Philips, and when I say to Siri, "Turn off the lights in my office," the lights in my office turn off and on. This is already possible.

Now on iOS, these HomeKit-enabled home appliances are voice-controlled.

So, for example, if you say "Good morning" to your iPhone in the morning, the "Good morning scene" will be reproduced, and the kettle will automatically boil water, the blinds will open, or the room will be at a comfortable temperature. become. You can do this.

Also, when you say "Tadaima" when you come home, the "Tadaima scene" will be executed, the smart lock of the house will snap open, the light in the entrance will turn on, and the temperature in the room will rise. change to a comfortable temperature. It is now possible to do this.

What Apple is trying to do with this HomeKit is voice operation, but for example, "Where the user is now" can be known immediately by looking at the GPS, so If you're about to come home, warm up the hot water in the bath. This hasn't happened yet, but I'm thinking about it.

Or at 6 o'clock every morning, it will automatically wake you up with a pleasant pale light like the morning sun shining all over your house.

Alternatively, there are many sensors, so in conjunction with those sensors, for example, when the carbon dioxide concentration in the room increases, turn on the air purifier. We are also thinking about such forms of cooperation.