Honeywell adds HomeKit compatibility to its Lyric thermostat

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by Sindy Cator on January 4, 2016 at 9:18 pm

Honeywell is updating its Lyric smart thermostat to support Apple’s HomeKit framework. Available for preorder ($249.99) starting today, Lyric version 2.0 is much the same as version 1.0 — it just adds HomeKit compatibility. It may help Honeywell take on Google’s Nest platform in many ways, too. With HomeKit, users can set scenes designed to automate functions; controlling the temperature remotely was always possible with Lyric, but it can now work with other HomeKit devices to round out your home automation needs (you could have a connected tea kettle turn on automatically when it gets cold, for instance). If you’re not…