Elgato has announced five new HomeKit-enabled devices coming to its Eve product line, including the Eve Thermo, Eve Lock, Eve Window Guard, Eve Smoke, and Eve Aqua. The announcement was made ahead of IFA Berlin 2017, a consumer electronics and home appliances trade show taking place from September 1-6 where Elgato will showcase the devices in more detail.

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The new Eve Thermo marks the second generation of the product line, introducing capacitive touch controls below an integrated temperature display, all on a small device that connects to a home's radiator to provide smart controls without the need for a bridge. Aimed at European customers, the connected radiator valve detects when users are home and when windows are open, automatically adjusting heat as needed.

With HomeKit, users can set up schedules and timers to activate or deactivate their radiator, and control the temperature through Siri commands. Eve Thermo -- which has a battery life of up to 12 months -- can be mounted vertically or horizontally, and its touch controls can be locked to prevent kids from tampering with the radiator's temperature. Those interested will be able to purchase Eve Thermo starting September 26 for £59.95/69,95 Euro.


Eve Lock is a new intelligent, self-locking lock mechanism that automatically secures the lock of a door after users close the door behind them. Additionally, Eve Lock can be controlled through the iOS Home or Eve apps, so users can open the door when they have a visitor or monitor when an unauthorized attempt to open the door has occurred.

The company also unveiled Eve Smoke, which can link with and activate HomeKit scenes whenever it detects smoke within the home, in order to quickly notify residents of a potential fire. The smoke alarm -- which also sets off a loud noise like traditional alarms -- can be monitored through Apple's Home app like the other Eve products, and its battery lasts for ten years.

To protect the home from intruders, Eve Window Guard can sense tamper force on a window to detect when someone might be trying to break in, and can even notice if the window is open, closed, or tilted. When it recognizes one of these changes in the window's state, the device will send a HomeKit notification to a user's iPhone so they know that there might be an intruder in the home.

Lastly, Eve Aqua lets users water their lawns using HomeKit. After attaching the Bluetooth-enabled controller between a spigot and a hose, they can set up a water schedule to perfectly monitor their lawn care, or ask Siri to turn on the Eve Aqua and immediately sprinkle the lawn or flower beds. The connected Eve app will also track Eve Aqua's activity so users can discover various piece of watering data that Elgato said will help "better cater to your garden's needs."

While the company gave more detailed insight and a price for the Eve Thermo, the four other HomeKit devices did not receive any price points or launch dates at this time. Check out Elgato's website here for more images and information on the new HomeKit products.

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Top Rated Comments

MhzDoesMatter Avatar
101 months ago
"More homekit devices" is always good news. Just moved to a state where I could use a smart radiator but I also still have the garden down south. Christmas will be all Smart Home toys for me.
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wesley96 Avatar
100 months ago
Sadly, today's announcement had no mention of an updated AirPort hardware.
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nuckinfutz Avatar
101 months ago
I've been waiting for a good HomeKit Smoke Alarm. I have their Eve Energy plug and like it, so this just might be the one.
The Eve Smoke has piqued my curiosity as well. I don't like current HomeKit options for smoke alarms and i'm about ready to buy the Nest Protect but I don't want to sit and pray for future HomeKit support from Nest.
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ksnell Avatar
101 months ago
I've been waiting for a good HomeKit Smoke Alarm. I have their Eve Energy plug and like it, so this just might be the one.
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Iconoclysm Avatar
101 months ago
The Eve Smoke has piqued my curiosity as well. I don't like current HomeKit options for smoke alarms and i'm about ready to buy the Nest Protect but I don't want to sit and pray for future HomeKit support from Nest.
Nest Protect was a huge mistake for me, a lot of hardware bugs including going off whenever the air is too dry - at 2 or 3 in the morning, setting off my burglar alarms...while nobody is home. Then I'm push alert bombed in the middle of the night and have to turn on the remote cameras to make sure everything's fine. Horrible. Looking to switch to something like this as soon as possible.
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