SharePlusApple has announced its first smart home display, the HomeView, featuring a 7-inch square touchscreen and built-in Siri AI. Designed as a smart home controller, personal assistant, and household hub, the device is surprisingly compact and shares design elements with the Apple Watch.
Spotify users on iOS 27 can now interact with Siri more naturally without needing to explicitly say "on Spotify" for every audio command. By learning user preferences, Siri can automatically route media requests to Spotify. This update simplifies hands-free listening globally for eligible devices running Apple Intelligence, removing friction from music, podcast, and audiobook playback.
Apple has unveiled its latest hardware product, HomeView, a 7-inch smart home hub designed to compete directly with devices like the Amazon Echo Show and Google Nest Hub. Priced at $299, the device features a built-in display, camera, and speakers, serving as a central control panel for household automation. The hub runs Apple's updated Siri AI and is capable of recognizing up to six individual household members, automatically switching the display to show personalized messages, calendars, and notes. The launch also coincides with a new suite of Apple smart home accessories, including locks and security cameras.
Apple has officially entered the smart display market with the announcement of the Apple HomeView. Priced at $299, the device features a vibrant square screen mounted on a compact aluminum speaker base. Equipped with Siri AI and Apple Intelligence, the HomeView serves as a central hub for smart home automation. It launches alongside a new ecosystem of compatible smart home accessories and supports Matter and Thread technologies.