{
  "id": 14205119,
  "title": "Apple Reboots Its Smart-Home Strategy With New Hardware and a ‘Home Collection’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/apple-reboots-its-smart-home-strategy-with-new-hardware-and-a-home",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-13T13:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Wired",
    "slug": "wired",
    "url": "https://www.wired.com/story/apple-overhauls-its-smart-home-play-with-new-hardware-and-a-home-collection/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "After revamping its Siri AI this year, Apple has rebooted its smart-home strategy with new hardware and a \"Home Collection.\" The company unveiled three new devices at a media-only event in New York City: the Apple HomeView, a smart display with a 7-inch screen; the HomePod Mini 2, a smart speaker; and the fourth-generation Apple TV 4K.\n\nThe Apple HomeView is a standalone device that runs its own \"HomeView Software\" and offers a range of pre-installed apps like Messages, Safari, and FaceTime. Siri AI powers the device, which can answer broad questions and provide personalized responses using the same contextual data available on users' iPhones. The HomeView supports up to six iCloud profiles and can display a custom view for each user when their face is detected by the built-in camera.\n\nApple's \"Apple Home Collection\" includes smart-home gadgets from LG and Schneider Electric, such as the LG Indoor Camera Plug-In, LG Outdoor Cam Plug-In, LG Video Doorbell, LG Smart Deadbolt Lock, LG Smart Thermostat, and Schneider Home Smart Thermostat. These devices connect to the Apple Home app and can be controlled through Apple products. The products will be available in December, with security cameras launching in the UK, US, and Canada.",
  "summary": "I got an early glimpse of Apple’s biggest push into the smart home in years.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}