Apple HomeView

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Another surveillance ad billboard! Think different!

timpera

> Apple HomeView is not available for sale in the European Union, as Siri AI is currently unavailable in iOS in the EU. Apple is working constructively with the EU in an attempt to find a path forward. It's interesting that they consider that this product would be unusable without Siri AI. I've used a Google Nest Hub for years, and I don't think it needs AI to be useful?

throw03172019

I don’t really understand why we need this. Why another screen? iPhones, iPads, Mac’s and now another one for the kitchen.

bertili

Not clear if it can run iOS apps at all?

speedgoose

> The privacy every home and everyone deserves. Sure.

allarm

Can I run HomeAssistant in Kiosk mode on this thing? The only use case I can think of.

eugenekolo

No mention of the RAM size. Thinking if the RAM is good, this is a great jailbreak target with an A18 chip for only $299.

small_model

Siri though, why not allow Claude, openai or Grok as the assistant.

albert_e

First impressions -- i do not quite like the physical product's shape and look.

lotsofpulp

iPhone 13 mini, ios 27.0.1, and Siri turned on the ceiling fan along with the lights when I asked Siri to turn on the bedroom lights. Don’t see any reason to believe Siri claims.

embedding-shape

> Siri AI. A personal assistant that helps you find what you need and get more done.1 > Usage limits may apply. What a great way to start out, to openly flag that people shouldn't rely on it, as it can be pulled away from you without notice. Feels very atypical of Apple, are they starting to get short on cash or what's going on?

aslkalska

wait what? why is Apple doing what google and amazon did 10 years ago ?!

albert_e

Has anyone successfully jailbroken Amazon Echo and Google Home devices to make them Claude/ChatGPT assistants without any telemetry/dependency on Amazon/Google respectively.

santah

It's shocking to me it doesn't support apps from the AppStore nor any kind of (video) media streaming. Otherwise looks like an ideal kitchen TV/Movie playback device.

pjbk

For a moment I thought I clicked on a parody web site.

juiceland

This device feels so late to the game that I’m not sure why Apple is bothering. Amazon entered this market segment 9 and a half years ago.

Darwins_Toffees

It's not even a very functional size. Honestly makes me go why not just get a phone charging mount by my HomePod in the kitchen and save $300. Plus add on a mount and charger and it's $400. No thanks

xd1936

Some chonky bezel. Not hard to imagine how gen 2 will look.

clickety_clack

I got an iPad mini a few years ago and tried to use it like this. There’s almost no actual utility to it that “Siri set a timer for 12 minutes” or “Siri what’s the weather like” doesn’t already do on my phone.

dylan-m

The thing on the stand is goofy , partly because it's like a large Apple Watch. Especially goofy when it's pictured with a hand, and it isn't actually all that big. But their wall mounted design looks interesting, kind of for the same reason? Aesthetically it immediately makes me think of a wall clock, which tells me exactly where it belongs. I kind of feel like they should lead with that one. (Although maybe they should be honest that it obviously needs a power cable).