Apple's New HomeView Smart Display Is $10 Cheaper at Amazon
Amazon is selling Apple's first smart display, the HomeView, for $289.99, which is $10 below the regular price. The device is due to go on sale on November 13th.
Apple, the US consumer electronics company, announced on Tuesday that its first smart display, the HomeView, will go on sale on November 13th. Shoppers can already order it at Amazon for $289.99, a $10 discount. The offer covers the gray and the cream-white "starlight" colors. Tech site The Verge notes that discounts on new Apple devices before launch are rare.
What the device does
The Verge's Jennifer Pattison Tuohy spent a short time with the display and compared it to an "iPhone for your home" that looks like an oversized Apple Watch. The HomeView has a seven-inch square touchscreen. It can recognize up to six household members and automatically switch between personalized views, showing information relevant to whoever is using it.
The HomeView also works as a smart home hub, with support for Matter and Thread. It can control compatible smart home devices and show live feeds and recordings from HomeKit Secure Video cameras. It has a 12-megapixel FaceTime camera for video calls and can also play music and display photos.
Siri with artificial intelligence
A major part of the experience is Apple's AI-powered Siri assistant. It answers questions using personal context from the user's messages, calendar and emails. For example, it can be asked to find lost keys, play a song someone sent by text, pull up a recipe with step-by-step instructions and built-in timers, or help track a schedule without picking up a phone.
The Verge says a full review of the HomeView will follow in November.
