PRESS RELEASE
London, 14 November 2018 – Netatmo, the leader in smart objects for a safer and more comfortable home, announces the compatibility of its Smart Indoor Camera (Welcome) with Apple HomeKit. This update will be progressively available to all Netatmo’s Smart Indoor Cameras from today.
With this automatic firmware update, users are now able to control smart home devices and make them work together through voice commands, directly via the voice assistant Siri. This applies to all Netatmo’s Smart Indoor Cameras, including the ones already purchased.
“Providing our users with products that are reliable, perform well, and are durable is our priority. With regular software updates, we ensure they offer the best services to our existing and new users. All of our Smart Indoor Cameras, including the ones already purchased, will benefit from the HomeKit transition” explains Fred Potter, Founder and CEO of Netatmo.
With facial recognition technology, the Smart Indoor Camera can learn faces and refer to them by name. It warns users on their smartphone when an intruder or a stranger is detected at home, by sending a picture of the unknown face along with a video.
HomeKit, for a more customised experience of the smart home
“Hey Siri, show me the living room”
With the HomeKit update, users have access to the live stream from the Smart Indoor Camera, through voice command. They can ask Siri to show them the living room, or any other room where the camera has been installed, to know what is happening at home in real time.
“Hey Siri, turn on the light”
Apple HomeKit offers even more comfort and ease of use, to intuitively interact with the smart objects of their home.
They are now able to create customised scenarios to connect their Smart Indoor Camera to other smart devices in the home.
Thanks to the camera’s sensors, users can create a scenario where the lights turn on when the camera detects a person, and turn them off when somebody leaves the room.
Price and availability
The Smart Indoor Camera sells at the recommended retail price of £199.99 on www.netatmo.com and at major retailers such as John Lewis, Maplin, Argos, Shopdirect, Dixons retails, Smartech and Amazon.uk.
About Netatmo
Netatmo is a leading smart home company creating simple, beautiful smart solutions for a safer and more comfortable home. The company’s ambition is to bring useful technology, to the most intimate place you own. In order to pursue this goal, Netatmo follows four commitments that embody the company’s DNA:
- Durable design: no planned obsolescence.
- Privacy at its core: from the conception phase, we ensure that we can guarantee data protection.
- Useful & reliable: our products make your life easier.
- Thoughtful notifications: we notify you only when it is important.
Since 2012, Netatmo has launched thirteen devices and accessories to meet the main demands of the smart home industry. The company offers different solutions to automate the home and make life easier, from its first product in 2012 to today.
In addition to its main product range, Netatmo collaborates with key industrial leaders with its “with Netatmo” program to expand its reach and continue to grow strategically with smart integrated solutions that fit in your home’s infrastructure. Thanks to this strategy, Netatmo can bring simpler, easier and better home experiences.
Netatmo, same home, just smarter.
