{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Smart Home Insider","title":"Apple & LG Rumored to Partner in an Effort to Fill Your Smart Home","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3545,"description":"Andrew O’Hara and Dan Turk break down Apple’s newly confirmed smart home event on October 13, then dig into the bigger story: Apple’s long-awaited push into smart home hardware. They also cover Ring’s new smart lock and why it got overshadowed almost immediately by Apple’s announcements.\n\nIn this episode, Andrew and Dan focus on what Apple’s smart home strategy might look like, including new HomePod mini, Apple TV 4K, and smart display rumors, plus a new wave of LG and Schneider Electric accessories built for Apple Home.\n\nKey topics\nApple has confirmed a smart home focused event or hands-on experience in New York on October 13, with no livestream expected\nThe rumored Apple lineup includes a new HomePod mini, Apple TV 4K, and a smart home display\nDan and Andrew discuss why Apple choosing a smaller in-person experience feels more like a hobby than a major category launch\nRing introduced its first smart lock, featuring a kinetic emergency backup knob meant to address battery anxiety\nThe hosts question whether smart lock battery failure is a real user problem or more of a perceived fear for non-users\nRing’s new lock surprisingly does not appear to include Matter support, despite Amazon’s public support for the standard\nApple’s smart home direction may emphasize reducing setup anxiety through a better commissioning experience, not just better devices\nBloomberg and code references point to Apple working with LG and Schneider Electric on a new line of Apple Home accessories\nReported devices include a doorbell, deadbolt, thermostat, environmental sensor, indoor camera, outdoor camera, and floodlight camera\nThe big Apple differentiator may be special NFC based setup and Home app commissioning that works better than standard Matter onboarding\nLG devices may remove Matter’s offline NFC proxy flow and replace it with an Apple Home specific setup path\nThe hosts debate whether this strategy improves the smart home experience broadly or creates a premium tier only for Apple...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/t85MVJS_0uvv2qbudZM4kkjMQjvs_YA22im1okjYoZ0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yNjgz/ZWFkYzcxNDhhZDI4/ZmViYWE4ZTljNjll/MWQzZi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}