{
  "id": 14224358,
  "title": "Apple’s new home gadgets are here, from a talking screen to a smart doorbell",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/apples-new-home-gadgets-are-here-from-a-talking-screen-to-a-smart",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-13T14:21:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/everything-apple-announced-at-welcome-home-homeview-new-apple-tv-4k-homepod-mini-2-and-its-first-smart-cameras-lock-and-thermostats-with-lg-and-schneider/articleshow/134920163.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Apple unveiled a range of new home gadgets on Tuesday during its Welcome Home event in New York. The company has been in the smart home market since 2014, offering HomeKit, HomePod, and Apple TV, but these were all created in partnership with other manufacturers. At the event, Apple unveiled HomeView, its first smart display, along with a new Apple TV 4K, HomePod mini 2, and Apple Home Collection, which includes cameras, a smart lock, and thermostats developed in collaboration with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric.\n\nHomeView is a 7-inch Liquid Retina screen on a domed speaker base, with a stainless steel hinge reminiscent of the iMac G4. It can be wall-mounted or placed on a counter or bedside table, and comes in various colors, including silver, starlight, rose pink, and space gray. The display recognizes up to six faces, allowing each family member to have their own personalized Home Screen with access to Messages, Calendar, Reminders, shared albums, and music. HomeView's camera and microphone data are processed on the A18 chip, with all processing isolated in Secure Exclaves, preventing Apple from accessing the data.\n\nThe new Apple TV 4K features three far-field microphones, enabling Siri to be heard from across the room, even when something is playing. The remote itself can be found using Precision Finding and offers a sound output. Apple's Siri AI, which is the centerpiece of the event and HomeView, brings broad world knowledge, on-screen awareness, and the ability to hold conversations. Siri AI works in English in India from day one and is careful about its availability, offering beta access with some features limited by daily usage. The assistant requires a compatible iPhone or iPad for setup and multi-user support, which may pose a challenge in homes with mixed iPhone and Android devices.",
  "summary": "Apple has sold a smart home for twelve years without making most of it, and Welcome Home is where that changed. HomeView, its first smart display, arrives with a new Apple TV 4K, the HomePod mini 2 and cameras, a lock and thermostats built with LG and Schneider. All of it leans on the new Siri, which, for the moment, still carries a beta label.",
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  "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."
}