Apples new Home Collection features cameras, locks, and thermostats — when can you buy?
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Apple pushing deeper into cameras, UWB locks, and sub-$40 thermostats tightens its grip on the home control layer — and sidelines standalone IoT brands that don’t integrate cleanly into that ecosystem. If you build consumer hardware, assume “works natively with Apple Home” is now table stakes, not a differentiator.
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