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Hands-on: Apple HomeView smart display tested, including Siri AI features
The Verge’s senior smart-home reviewer Jen Tuohy spent a week testing Apple’s first smart display, the $299 HomeView, in both tabletop and wall-mounted configurations—using it for cooking, calls, bedside use, and as a home control panel. She also evaluated HomeView’s new Siri AI capabilities and is answering subscriber questions about the device.
KEY POINTS
- The Verge’s senior smart-home reviewer Jen Tuohy spent a week testing Apple’s first smart display, the $299 HomeView, in both tabletop and wall-mounted configurations—using it for cooking, calls, bedside use, and as a home control panel.
- She also evaluated HomeView’s new Siri AI capabilities and is answering subscriber questions about the device.
- As Apple’s first smart display, HomeView’s hardware and Siri AI behavior indicate how Apple intends to embed conversational AI into dedicated smart-home devices and may shape user expectations and ecosystem adoption.
WHY IT MATTERS
As Apple’s first smart display, HomeView’s hardware and Siri AI behavior indicate how Apple intends to embed conversational AI into dedicated smart-home devices and may shape user expectations and ecosystem adoption.