The home of the future, today. Cover design: Stephen Smith
Fresh off his deep dive into CES, Alex takes on home automation and how HomeKit may just change everything, making the dream of an easy, ubiquitous home future a reality. Rob takes a look at a new game that turns your Apple TV into a motion-controlled gaming console, Buster shows us how the Apple Watch has already won the war for your wrist, Luke builds his own fun with a shoebox full of maker-kit for kid-friendly iPad gadgets, and Lewis spends a little time in Microsoft’s holographic future.
With HomeKit on horizon, home automation is about to get real
Photo: Jim Merithew/Cult of MacAre you still waiting for your flying cars and jetpacks? It may technically be the future, but the coolest thing we’ve seen so far is a fully automatic home, all controlled by an iPhone hub, via HealthKit. Check out the current harbingers of this Jetson-esque future tech.
Photo: Anuj Tandon/Rolocule GamesInstead of laying out cash for a new Nintendo Wii console, how about taking a look at this new tech from Rolocule Games that lets you virtually bowl using your Apple TV and connected iPhone. Seems like a pretty great deal, and some award-winning technology.
Photo: Leander Kahney/Cult of MacWhile the Apple Watch might seem rather passé to us who follow the tech world regularly, it’s pretty clear that everything out there that isn’t made by Apple is but a poor shadow of what we’ll all be wearing when the Apple Watch gets released. Here’s why.
Shoebox inventor’s kit lets your kids build their own iPad gadgets
Photo: Adam KumpfBack in the good old days, we’d spend all our time making stuff with our hands in our dad’s garage or out in the backyard. These days, kids just swipe and tap. What if you could have both? This inventor things he’s got the perfect mix of DIY, analog reality, and kids’ favorite gadget, the iPad.
Microsoft has seen the future, and the future is holograms
The big Microsoft even this past week brought with it a sneak peek at Windows 10, integration with XBox One, and…holograms? Yes, really – this retro-future technology is the Redmond-based company’s answer to Google Glass and Oculus Rift’s own eyewear gadgets, and they’re going all in on it.
Rob LeFebvre is an Anchorage, Alaska-based writer and editor who has contributed to various tech, gaming and iOS sites, including 148Apps, Creative Screenwriting, Shelf-Awareness, VentureBeat, and Paste Magazine. Feel free to find Rob on Twitter @roblef, and send him a cookie once in a while; he’ll really appreciate it.
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