Apple unveils $299 HomeView smart-home hub with personalized Siri
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Apple unveiled HomeView, a $299 smart-home hub designed as a shared screen for household communication, entertainment and device controls. The seven-inch device can be mounted on a wall or placed on a table and is scheduled to ship Nov. 13.
Powered by Apple’s A18 chip, HomeView recognizes users by their faces and can display personalized information from Messages, Photos, Calendar and Reminders. It supports as many as six users, includes a speaker for music, handles FaceTime calls and can serve as a digital photo frame. Conversations started with the device’s Siri AI can continue on an iPhone or iPad.
Apple said HomeView can coordinate smart-home notifications and actions and work with compatible locks, doorbells and cameras, including products from LG Electronics and Schneider Electric.
According to CNA, personalization relies on a search index stored on each user’s iPhone. The phone must be connected to the same home network, private information is not stored on HomeView, and encrypted data is processed in a protected section of the device’s chip. Apple said it does not use the data for marketing.
The launch was Apple’s second product event under CEO John Ternus, who succeeded Tim Cook in September. Apple also announced a $299 Apple TV 4K with a redesigned remote that can emit a sound when lost, and new colors for the HomePod Mini, now priced at $149.
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