Brookfield Residential/Alexandra PetruckBrookfield Residential COO Adrian Foley demonstrates the smart home capabilities.Part of the appeal of a smart home, at least for early adopters, is customising it exactly to your liking by picking specific switches, hubs, light bulbs, and other gadgets.
But some people want a smart home experience that works “out of the box.”
Brookfield Residential, a real estate developer, said on Wednesday that it’s building new houses that come with lighting, locks, and Wi-Fi that work with Apple’s smart home software already included.
These gadgets allow users to, say, program lightbulbs or adjust the temperature directly from an iPhone or iPad.
AppleAn Apple-compatible smart lockHere are the gadgets that work with Apple Home, which Brookfield is building standard into new houses:
- Lutron Control Lighting ($US190)
- Honeywell Lyric T6 Smart Wi-Fi Thermostat ($US150)
- Schlage Sense Smart Deadbolt ($US230)
- Ubiquiti Wireless Access Point ($US130)
Some of these houses are already on sale in Irving, California, for move-in this summer. Prices start at the “high $US600,000s” range in the subdivision, named Delano.
Here’s a closer video look at these houses:
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