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Apple launches HomeView, its first smart display for the home

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- Will the HomeView be Apple’s first smart home success?
- How Apple can win the smart 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 releases HomeView smart home hub with screen as showcase for Siri AI
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