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Apple releases HomeView smart home hub with screen as showcase for Siri AI
Source: CNBC
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- Will the HomeView be Apple’s first smart home success?
- Apple launches HomeView, its first smart display for the home
- Watch Apple’s reveal video for the HomeView
- Watch Apple’s reveal video for the HomeView
- Apple makes another push into the smart home market with HomeView
- Apple’s HomeView display is now available to preorder
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