Apple Launches HomeView Smart Home Hub and Refreshes TV and Speaker Lineup
Apple announced HomeView, a $299 smart home hub with a 7-inch display, facial recognition, Siri AI, and support for up to six users. The company also introduced a new Apple TV 4K and an updated HomePod Mini at higher prices. The launch underscores Apple's smart-home focus under CEO John Ternus, though the wearables, home, and accessories segment remains a small share of total sales.
Apple introduced HomeView on Tuesday, marking John Ternus’s first product debut beyond iPhones since becoming CEO in September. The $299 hub has a 7-inch screen, can sit on a table or hang on a wall, recognizes faces for personalized Messages, Photos, Calendar, and Reminders, and supports six users. It runs an A18 chip with Siri AI, handles FaceTime, music, photo-frame duties, and smart-home controls such as cameras, thermostats, and locks. It ships Nov. 13.
Apple also updated its TV and speaker lineup: Apple TV 4K now costs $299, up from $199, while HomePod Mini rises to $149 from $129. Last quarter, wearables, home, and accessories generated $7.9 billion, up 6% annually but only 7% of total sales. Apple reported $109.4 billion revenue, 16% growth, and 22% iPhone growth, while warning of higher memory and advanced-chip costs.
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