Apple’s new home hub is ‘HomeView’ ↦
Mark Gurman has last-minute Apple product details in his Sunday newsletter: The centerpiece is a new smart home hub called the HomeView. Equipped with a display and an A18 chip, the product essentially serves as the Siri command center for an Apple-powered household… The HomeView comes in two versions: a countertop model with a metal speaker base and a wall-mounted version with a flat, square…
Apple's upcoming smart home hub, dubbed HomeView, has been unveiled by Mark Gurman in his Sunday newsletter. The centerpiece of this new device is a display paired with an A18 chip, making it the central hub for Siri commands within an Apple ecosystem. Two versions of the HomeView are available - a countertop model with a metal speaker base and a wall-mounted variant with a flat square base that mounts against a wall behind the display.
Customers can choose between four colors for the countertop model: space gray, silver, starlight, and pink. Meanwhile, the wall-mounted version is restricted to space gray and silver. This naming convention aligns with a MacRumors report from last year, where Apple reportedly trademarked the term "HomeView" through a shell company.
Gurman also details an Apple TV remote with a built-in speaker and an Apple TV device equipped with a microphone to receive Siri requests directly. These additions suggest a shift towards integrating Siri functionality more deeply into Apple's existing product lineup.
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