New Apple Smart Home Hub Reportedly Called HomeView and Will Ship in November
A new Apple TV set-top box and HomePod mini are also expected to be unveiled Tuesday.
First reported 5 hours ago · latest update 2 hours ago
The Apple smart home device that the company is expected to announce on Tuesday is called HomeView and will ship to consumers in November, according to a report Sunday by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
The device, which will feature a display and be powered by an A18 chip, will act as a Siri command center for an Apple-powered smart home, Gurman reported. The HomeView will come in two versions: a countertop model with a metal speaker base and a wall-mounted version with a flat, square base.
Apple didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
For more than a year, Apple has been rumored to be readying a Siri-focused smart display hub for the home, sometimes referred to as a HomePad, though we don’t know for sure that’ll be the name. This display would focus heavily on Siri AI and compete with products like Amazon’s Echo Show and the Google Nest Hub line by acting as a HomeKit hub.
Alongside the HomeView, Apple is expected to unveil a new Apple TV set-top box powered by an A19 chip and an updated HomePod mini with an S10 chip that extends voice control, music playback and other functionality throughout the household, Gurman reported.
Apple is expected to unveil the devices at its massive “Welcome Home” smart home event happening on Tuesday. Invitations went out on Thursday with a distinctive rainbow-colored Apple logo.
HomeView is expected to ship in the middle of November, Gurman wrote.
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New Apple Smart Home Hub Reportedly Called HomeView and Will Ship in November
A new Apple TV set-top box and HomePod mini are also expected to be unveiled Tuesday.
2 hours ago · Steven MusilApple's smart home hub will reportedly be called HomeView
Bloomberg reported that the HomeView device will start shipping in November.
3 hours ago · staff@engadget.com (Jackson Chen)Apple's 'HomeView' Smart Home Hub Expected to Ship in Mid-November
Apple's all-new smart home hub, the HomeView, will ship around mid-November, roughly a month after its unveiling at Apple's "Welcome home" October 13 event, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Writing in the latest edition of his Power On newsletter, Gurman said the HomeView, "at least as of now," will follow the launch of the new Apple TV 4K and new HomePod mini models, which will arrive to customers and in stores on October 30. The HomeView will be positioned as the Siri command center of an Apple-powered home, pairing a display with an A18 chip. It will come in two versions, including a …
5 hours ago · Tim Hardwick