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Apple launches $299 smart home hub HomeView with Siri, FaceTime camera

Apple unveiled HomeView, a $299 smart home hub available in countertop and wall-mounted versions, featuring a 7-inch display, FaceTime camera, microphones and speakers. The device runs an updated Siri assistant, comes preloaded with apps like Calendar, Messages, Photos and Music, and can control smart home accessories such as locks, cameras and doorbells that Apple also announced.

Apple unveils HomeView smart speaker with square Apple Watch-style display

Apple introduced the HomeView smart speaker at its Welcome Home event in New York, featuring a seven-inch square Liquid Retina display, two full-range drivers for Spatial Audio, and Apple's A18 chip. The device acts as a home hub for entertainment, smart home control, and interacting with Apple Intelligence and the revamped Siri assistant, while also personalizing itself to recognize individual users.

Apple launches Apple Home Collection with LG, Schneider Electric smart devices

Apple unveiled the Apple Home Collection, a line of smart home accessories co-designed with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric, alongside new hardware including a HomeView smart display, updated Apple TV and HomePod mini. The collection includes indoor and outdoor cameras, a video doorbell, a door lock and thermostats, with LG supplying most devices and Schneider Electric contributing a thermostat.

Apple unveils $299 HomeView smart display, its first entry into the category

Apple announced the HomeView, a 7-inch smart display with a speaker base and wall-mounted version both priced at $299, at a New York event. The device runs new software called HomeView rather than iOS or iPadOS, lacks an App Store, and instead offers a curated set of apps including FaceTime, Messages, Safari and some third-party apps like Spotify. Preorders are open now, with sales starting November 13.

Apple unveils HomeView smart display, new HomePod Mini and Apple TV 4K

Apple introduced three new devices at a New York media event: the Apple HomeView, its first smart display with a 7-inch screen and speaker base; the HomePod Mini 2; and a fourth-generation Apple TV 4K. The company also showed smart-home accessories built with LG and Schneider Electric, including a video doorbell, thermostats and security cameras. HomeView runs a standalone operating system without App Store access, instead offering a curated set of apps like Messages, Safari and FaceTime plus select third-party apps.

Apple unveils HomeView, a 7-inch smart home touchscreen display

Apple has introduced the HomeView, its first smart home display, featuring a 7-inch Liquid Retina touchscreen, a 12MP camera, and built-in Siri. The device is available in both wall-mounted and tabletop versions and includes a Home Widget that mirrors the Apple Home app, letting users control thermostats, locks, cameras and scenes directly from the screen.

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