Marvell-Powered iHome Smart Plug for HomeKit To Ship July 15

SDI Technologies’ iHome said its HomeKit-compatible iSP5 SmartPlug is based on Marvell's EZ-Connect IoT platform and SDK (software development kit). IHome is taking pre-orders online for the $39.99 device due to ship July 15. With the iHome smart plug, consumers can use Siri or the iHome Control app on iOS and Android devices to control lamps, fans, air conditioners and other devices, said SDI. Users can group several iHome plugs into scenes to control multiple connected devices in the home and create custom scenes to control multiple plugs with one command or scheduled event, it said. The Marvell platform combines a Cortex-M3 microcontroller and 802.11n wireless radio, which together enable a HomeKit solution, said Marvell. Hardware manufacturers using Marvell's SDK for HomeKit benefit from a complete, supported implementation of the HomeKit framework, which Marvell said can save them months of development effort.