{
  "id": 15035950,
  "title": "9to5Mac Overtime 086: Apple’s smart home reboot",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/9to5mac-overtime-086-apples-smart-home-reboot",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-16T20:32:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "9to5Mac",
    "slug": "9to5mac",
    "url": "https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/16/9to5mac-overtime-086-apples-smart-home-reboot/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Apple has launched the Apple Home Collection, a lineup consisting of cameras, thermostats, sensors, a smart door lock, and a video doorbell. According to The Verge, these products were co-developed with Schneider Electric and LG Electronics. This release accompanies the introduction of HomeView, which Apple describes as its first smart display.\n\n9to5Mac reports that the Apple HomeView is priced at $299 and notes the launch includes a HomePod mini 2 and Apple TV 4K. The Verge states that while Apple has relied on other companies to build devices for its platform for over a decade, the new collection provides an in-house brand experience. Kaiann Drance, Apple's vice president of product marketing for home, attributed the timing of the launch to the development of the necessary technologies, including Matter.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Verge",
        "title": "Why Apple is finally making its own smart home devices",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/why-apple-is-finally-making-its-own-smart-home-devices",
        "published": "2026-10-16T18:30:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}