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Also, Logitech now has a native iPad app (it launched with only an iPhone app).įor current Harmony Ultimate and Harmony Control owners, you'll be able to update the apps to include the new interface and features as they become available (as I said, Android should be available now, with iOS available shortly after iOS 8 is released to consumers). Just as with the previous remotes, once you have the Hub connected, you can control your devices using the physical remote or turn any of your Android or iOS devices into a remote. It looks cleaner overall, and the icons have more pop to them. I didn't get a chance to play around with the Android app for all that long, but what I saw seems pretty slick and more user friendly. Going forward, all firmware upgrades will be done automatically (the Harmony Ultimate Home remote will have to be in its cradle) in the middle of the night. In fact, except for an initial firmware upgrade, Logitech says you won't have to connect your remote or Hub to your computer with the supplied USB cable. Logitech also says that you can "trigger Activities from the Harmony Mobile App when you're not at home."Ĭall this the rebirth or a new dawn of macros, but Logitech is selling how easy it'll be to set up Activities without ever using your computer (it can all be done through the app).
For instance, if Dad has a routine before he goes to sleep (have the TV turn on, then go off after 30 minutes along with the lights) or Mom wants a wake-up sequence automated (raise shades, turn on TV, make coffee), those "activities" could easily be programmed into the remote and quickly accessed. Harmony reps were touting the fact that it's very easy to set up customized "Activities" for various members of your household. Details are scarce at the moment, for example whether it will work with the old Hubs and remotes, or how many devices it can control, but we'll update this article when we know more. It's basically a second puck that plugs into the Home Hub via USB. Enter the Logitech Harmony Hub Extender, which is expected to retail for $130 when it hits the U.S. To control the myriad ZigBee or Z-Wave Plus devices available today (thermostats, lights, locks, sensors, garage doors, window shades) you'll need to get another device.
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Sorry, PlayStation 4 owners - the PS4 is still not yet on the list of compatible products, but that appears to be Sony's fault, not Logitech's.
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Harmony's library of more than 270,000 compatible devices (see the updated full list here) will also continue to grow, according to the company, with the introduction of a new Harmony Developer Program. The "wide array" of home-automation devices Harmony specified to work out box of the the Home Hub, Home Control and Ultimate Home systems will include August, Honeywell, Kwikset, Lutron, the Nest Learning Thermostat, PEQ, Philips Hue, Schlage, SmartThings, Sylvania, Yale, and Zuli.
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