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Apple Launches $299 HomeView Smart Display to Challenge Amazon and Google in the Smart Home Market
Read this in the Market Flux appApple on Tuesday unveiled the HomeView, a $299 smart home display that marks the company's most direct bid yet to compete with Amazon Echo and Google Nest devices. The HomeView features a 7-inch square touchscreen with no physical buttons, relying on hands-free voice commands powered by an updated version of Siri. The device uses facial recognition to deliver a personalized software experience for each member of a household, surfacing individual calendars, messages and other personal content, and supports Apple apps and FaceTime video calling. It will be available on November 13.
Alongside the HomeView, Apple also introduced a new Apple TV 4K streaming box and a HomePod mini 2 speaker, rounding out what the company is calling its revamped smart home strategy. The product lineup is designed to fill what has long been seen as a significant gap in Apple's ecosystem, an area where Amazon and Google have held dominant positions for years.
Apple framed the HomeView's grid of apps as immediately familiar to iPhone and iPad users, lowering the barrier to adoption for its existing customer base. The November 13 release date gives Apple the holiday shopping season to make its case against entrenched rivals.
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