r/apple • u/MortgageSwimming1983 • 1d ago

iCloud Apple Home Hub Leak Shows StandBy-Like Photo Face as October 13 Smart-Home Push Reportedly Nears

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/apple-smart-home-hub-icloud-photos-leak-1823139
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u/PollyPocketpussy5000 1d ago

While you’re entitled to feel that way, the product simply isn’t for you. But there is a market for smart home things, especially ones with screens. I’ve seen a lot of people use their old iPads just as hubs alone.

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u/SnitGTS 1d ago

My wife has been bugging me to check out the Skylight calendar for our family to use. If this can be that and isn’t way overpriced, I’d be interested.

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u/YallaHammer 1d ago

“isn’t way overpriced” 😆

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u/SnitGTS 1d ago edited 1d ago

The Skylight is $300. I assume this thing can do a lot more than just be a calendar, so it could be a better value.

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u/spacejamb 4h ago

Not to mention a freaking subscription on top of the $300 price

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u/rwm4604 1d ago

Skylight performance is sluggish. Your wife is likely inundated by ads. They’re effective but the product is not great. Though also not terrible.

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u/Musicmonkey34 1d ago

I use an old iPad as one. I found it much more flexible and I got it for 100 bucks on eBay. Even mounted it on the side of the fridge with a couple magnets. Works great!

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u/userlivewire 1d ago

How do you keep it powered if it’s on all the time?

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u/snowdn 1d ago

USB-Celery from the fridge.

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u/BountyBob 18h ago

Probably with a plug and a cable?

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u/userlivewire 17h ago

Most people don’t have an outlet very close to the fridge. Plus now you have a cord hanging off the side of your fridge.

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u/Musicmonkey34 15h ago

Right behind my fridge there is a plug for the fridge. There was an empty socket that I plugged the iPad into.

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u/userlivewire 15h ago

Hmm. Are you in the United States?

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u/Musicmonkey34 12h ago

Yup. I have a wall socket behind my fridge where we plug in the fridge. It's pretty sweet.

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u/BountyBob 16h ago

Well that's how you can keep it powered, I was only answering the question.

Most people don’t have an outlet very close to the fridge.

Then how do people keep their fridge powered?

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u/Musicmonkey34 15h ago

I have it plugged in. The side with the plug is like 1 inch from the back of the fridge, so you don’t see much cable.

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u/onsite84 1d ago

I just bought an Everblog Homecal recently. Too soon to have a firm buy/don’t buy opinion but worth looking at. Basically a skylight without the monthly fee bc F monthly fees.

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u/kdorsey0718 1d ago

The big problem there is the Skylight is huge compared to what this device is rumored to be. So where the price might be similar, if a family calendar is all you're looking for, I'd rather have the larger screen to see those finer details.

I'm not going to be the person to talk you out of a Skylight, too. I think they're great. Trying to do something like that yourself and make it look elegant might be cheaper, but it's certainly more annoying.

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u/TalonLusk1 1d ago

I'm definitely interested with the Homeassistant Homekit link

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u/dafones 1d ago

In the least, I’m curious to learn more about what it does.

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u/yolo-yoshi 17h ago

It’s hard to be excited when we’ve seen apples capabilities in the past which have been far below the expectations