Apple held its launch event for the new iPhone 6 and the Apple Watch, but while the tech giant talked at length about its new hardware, it said nothing about its HomeKit smart home platform. It’s been quiet since its developer conference, and the only recent news regarding the potentially huge home automation service has come from iDevices, which confirmed that it would soon be releasing a Bluetooth connected cooking thermostat on the HomeKit platform. iDevices’ CEO, Chris Allen, used a company press release to show us that he is rather enthusiastic about the potential for his thermostat in the grand scheme of things. He also said that the iDevices app would be updated for use in HomeKit, and it…