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API from Logitech will unite all devices in the smart home

26.01.2015

Logitech has announced the Harmony API, an application creation interface for developers that aims to connect home entertainment systems with other smart home devices and control them through a single controller. For example, when a user enters a room and turns on the TV, Philips Hue smart bulbs automatically arrange the lighting composition that is optimal for movie viewing. And the number of such scenarios is now limited only by imagination.

Other developers are also trying to combine all devices into a single managed network, but the difference in Logitech's approach is that it does not just create another universal controller, but offers a powerful API, involving all interested industry players in the process of building a single ecosystem. Given the company's connections and the popularity of its Harmony products, Logitech could well look forward to success.

To date, it has already received support from such influential industry players as SmartThings, IFTTT, ivee, Ubi, Myo, Playtabase. According to the company, this is the first API that gives developers access to more than 270 different devices. They no longer have to deal with protocol incompatibility and synchronization issues. Everything is handled through a single interface. The Harmony API supports voice, touch, gestures, presence sensors, and more.

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