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  "id": 14236100,
  "title": "Apple Launches HomeView, Its First Smart Display For the Home",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/apple-launches-homeview-its-first-smart-display-for-the-home-14236100",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-13T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Slashdot",
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    "url": "https://apple.slashdot.org/story/26/10/13/1529244/apple-launches-homeview-its-first-smart-display-for-the-home"
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  "summary": "Apple has introduced its first smart display for the home, the HomeView, priced at $299. The 7-inch device combines Siri AI, FaceTime, customizable widgets, and Apple Home controls, and functions as a Matter controller and Thread Border Router. It supports up to six facial-recognition profiles and uses personal context from messages, calendars, and email when paired with an Apple Intelligence-capable iPhone. The HomeView, which is square-shaped, is designed to fit well on kitchen counters or bedside tables. The device is part of Apple's new push into the home market and is available in eight countries at launch, with pre-orders open now and shipping on November 13th.",
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        "title": "Apple 'Welcome home' event LIVE — HomeView, Apple TV 4K, HomePod mini 2 and all the last-minute leaks",
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        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Apple unveils the $299 Apple HomeView, a 7\" smart display with an A18 chip, tabletop and wall-mounted versions, and \"HomeView software\", shipping November 13 (Julian Chokkattu/Wired)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/apple-unveils-the-299-apple-homeview-a-7-smart-display-with-an-a18",
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        "outlet": "9to5Mac",
        "title": "Apple unveils new HomeView smart display: pre-order today for $299",
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        "published": "2026-10-13T12:59:34.000Z"
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        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "The Apple HomeView is the smart display I’ve been waiting for",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/the-apple-homeview-is-the-smart-display-ive-been-waiting-for",
        "published": "2026-10-13T13:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Verge",
        "title": "Apple launches HomeView, its first smart display for the home",
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      {
        "outlet": "Android Authority",
        "title": "Apple reveals its Nest Hub rival: meet the HomeView",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/apple-reveals-its-nest-hub-rival-meet-the-homeview",
        "published": "2026-10-13T13:33:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "Apple refreshes its Homepod mini with a new chip and $149 price tag",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/apple-refreshes-its-homepod-mini-with-a-new-chip-and-149-price-tag",
        "published": "2026-10-13T13:38:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "Apple just launched the HomePod mini 2 — how to buy this brand-new smart speaker.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/apple-just-launched-the-homepod-mini-2-how-to-buy-this-brand-new",
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