Elgato Shifting to Focus 'Exclusively' on Line of Eve HomeKit Devices

Elgato Systems today announced that it will shift its focus "exclusively" to its line of HomeKit-connected Eve devices, in the process rebranding itself to "Eve Systems." At the same time, it confirmed plans to sell its streaming accessory division Elgato Gaming to peripheral company Corsair to continue life as a separate brand.

Under its new name, the company said that Eve Systems will offer a "constantly expanding ecosystem" of accessories that are designed exclusively for HomeKit. It also told users to look out for the next line of product announcements coming to IFA Berlin in a few months, running from August 31 through September 5.

In the announcement, Elgato founder and CEO of Eve Systems Markus Fest explained that the Eve product line will benefit from a "focused team and a dedicated organization" thanks to the gaming division's sale.

“Today, the Gaming space is more dynamic and exciting than ever, and we sought a larger partner to help us capitalize on the phenomenal opportunities ahead” said Markus Fest, Elgato’s founder and now CEO of Eve Systems.

“Our gaming business has been wildly successful, and that success is inextricably linked to the Elgato brand. The brand has been with us for almost twenty years and we are obviously a little sad to see it go, but Corsair is a fantastic company and will be a great new home for Elgato. At the same time our Eve product line will benefit from a focused team and a dedicated organization. This move will further strengthen both product families.”

For products that don't fall under the Eve or Gaming categories — like Elgato's thunderbolt docks — the company confirmed that anything that is not an Eve device will also be joining Elgato Gaming under Corsair.

The most recent HomeKit product announcements from the company came with the Eve Aqua and Eve Flare. Eve Aqua connects to your outdoor water system so you can control your sprinklers or other irrigation system through the Home app or Siri. For European users, the Eve Flare lamp is a portable LED lamp that offers six hours of illumination on one charge.

Otheriwse, the company sells numerous Eve devices on Apple.com, including the Elgato Eve Degree Connected Weather Station, Light Switch, Wireless Motion Sensor, Room Sensor, Energy Smart Plug, Button, and more.

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Top Rated Comments

adamjackson

109 months ago

This is the same company that got famous from their "EyeTV" product, a cable tuner box that you could use to watch live TV via FireWire on your Mac. Any company participating in the Apple landscape with premium products needs to evolve and HomeKit focus makes more sense.

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Fall Under Cerulean Kites

109 months ago

I want to know what happened to the Eve Extend. The current state of Bluetooth LE devices limits usability for those with large homes. Short of forking out hundreds of dollars for additional Apple TVs and running them headless in closets, I have no way to communicate with my Schlage locks via HomeKit.

Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)

longofest

109 months ago

This is the same company that got famous from their "EyeTV" product, a cable tuner box that you could use to watch live TV via FireWire on your Mac. Any company participating in the Apple landscape with premium products needs to evolve and HomeKit focus makes more sense.

I still have my original EyeTV, which actually used USB 1 and MPEG1. Everyone was like "why not firewire/Mpeg4" at the time, but it worked alright.

Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)

walstib

109 months ago

I have several Eve HomeKit devices and they all have one thing in common — none of them work very well.

They have ongoing connectivity issues.

Unless they improve performance, I won’t be buying any more.

Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)

Janichsan

109 months ago

"Our gaming business has been wildly successful, and that success is inextricably linked to the Elgato brand."

"…so we totally thought it makes sense to sell off this successful division."

Business logic.

This is the same company that got famous from their "EyeTV" product, …

…which was another successful product line until they decided to sell it off to Geniatech, who ran the brand into the ground.

Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)

harriska2

109 months ago

Mine is from the iDevices days but it seems like they've kept up with the app and it works well. I don't use it as much as I used to because I've gotten better at knowing when things are done and feeling it out, but it's useful for longer periods of time or if I'm cooking chicken which if underdone could poison my kids and if overdone dries out quickly. I just used it on some chicken last weekend and it worked fine. I like having the ambient probe to keep things under control for smokes. I've been using a Char-Griller Akorn Kamado since 2013 after graduating up from smaller Weber charcoal grills and it has worked well for the price. It's basically like an off-brand Big Green Egg that doesn't hold the heat quite as consistently which is why the iGrill is nice to keep things balanced and send alerts if it goes outside the range. The key to good charcoal grilling is to use lump charcoal (not briquettes) built hotter on one side so you can adjust things when the readings between two pieces of meat are off on the iGrill and to use wax starter cubes instead of lighter fluid so you don't taint the meat. In the coming years I hope to buy a Big Green Egg and a dedicated smoker. I just can't get above average ribs on the Akorn.

I bought a MAK pellet grill that cost $2700 (made down the street). It had an optional wifi digital controller that allows you to specify what to do once you meat gets to your set temp (such as the grill gets hotter or goes back to smoke). I’m glad I didn’t go that route. The problem is they require temp probes that cost $80 and they break easily. In addition, I agree that you get to know when things are getting done with experience, especially with my Thermal Pen that measures temp in about 2 seconds to an accuracy of .3 degrees.

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