No Surprises Expected with Apple's (AAPL) 'Smart Home' Reveal

Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) 'smart home' concept may be less pomp-and-circumstance than expected.

GigaOM noted Thursday that the program will connect a series of devices (as expected) under the Made for iPhone (MFi) trademark. The devices will connect via WiFi and will likely have Bluetooth voice control.

What it won't have is a software-based automation layer which would be controlled by Apple and supersede apps.

Apple's initiative will probably still be impressive as it will get rid of fragmentation and bring everything in the home together under one standard. Users will be able to control objects from an app on their iOS device.

So, next week at WWDC, consumers and investors are likely to be met with a slew of chips, devices, and partners supporting the MFi standard. No other hardware is expected to make an appearance.

Shares of Apple are up in early trading.

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