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Apple’s $299 HomeView tested as a smart display and home hub
Jen Tuohy has spent a week testing Apple’s first smart display, the $299 HomeView, in tabletop and wall-mounted forms. The review examines how it works as a household screen and smart home hub, with the aim of assessing Apple’s entry into a category already served by Amazon and Google.
Testing covered several rooms and uses, including cooking, managing smart home devices, calls and the display’s new Siri AI features. Tuohy also gathered reactions from her family: her tech-averse husband liked it, while her teenage daughter was less impressed; Verge subscribers were invited to ask her questions.
In short
- Apple’s first smart display costs $299.
- It was tested in tabletop and wall-mounted versions.
- Family reactions to the HomeView differed.
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Originally published by The Verge as “I reviewed the Apple HomeView, ask me anything”.