Apple Launches HomeView, Its First Smart Home Display, for $299
Summary
Apple launched HomeView, its first smart home display, on Tuesday, priced at $299 for both the speaker-base and wall-mounted versions. The 7-inch screen recognizes up to six users, and Siri, powered by Apple Intelligence, personalizes replies from Messages, Calendar, and FaceTime. Siri can also chain multistep requests.
Key Points
- Sabrina Ortiz, a senior reporter, writes that HomeView's display swivels on a base reminiscent of the 2002 iMac G4.
- Apple's Home Collection features smart home cameras, thermostats, plus a lock created with LG Electronics.
- In one demo, Siri finds a friend's arrival time in a text, computes drive time, then sets a coffee maker 15 minutes early.