Apple launches HomeView, its first smart display for the home

The HomeView is a smart speaker with a touchscreen display. It’s available in silver, starlight, rose pink, and space gray. | Image: Apple It's finally here: Apple's long-rumored smart display, the Apple HomeView, has arrived. I got a first look at the device in New York City thi

The HomeView is a smart speaker with a touchscreen display. It’s available in silver, starlight, rose pink, and space gray. | Image: Apple It's finally here: Apple's long-rumored smart display, the Apple HomeView, has arrived.

I got a first look at the device in New York City this week, and it's gorgeous. The HomeView puts a small, vibrant screen atop a speaker base for taking video calls, beautifully displaying photos, and providing information at a glance with Apple's Siri AI voice assistant . The device's square shape makes it feel less imposing than larger smart displays like Google's Nest Hub Max or Amazon's Echo Show 11, and I can see it fitting nicely on my kitchen counter - though it might be a hair too big for my bedside table.

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