Pursuits

Apple Wants to Get Inside Your House Before You Buy It

  • iPhone maker teams up with homebuilders to sell latest gadgets
  • May we offer a $349 wireless shade or $200 touchscreen lock?

Walter Isaacson on Steve Jobs' Vision for Apple

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In a darkened master bedroom, David Kaiserman stood in shirtsleeves next to a turned-down king bed. “Good morning, Siri,” he said to the iPad in his hand, and the lights went on while the blackout shades retracted.

“Your home is ready to rise and shine,” the virtual assistant replied.