Apple’s smart home event: All 7 devices, prices, and release dates
Source: ZDNet ·
Apple’s “Welcome Home” event featured all the new smart home hardware coming to the Apple lineup.
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Apple held a “Welcome Home” event on October 13, where it unveiled seven new smart home products. The small event wasn’t livestreamed, but Apple quietly dove headfirst into the smart home market with its first smart panel: the Apple HomeView. Also: Apple’s $299 HomeView smart hub is here We also saw the Apple TV 4K and HomePod mini refreshed, as well as a new Home Collection featuring a security camera, video doorbell, smart lock, and smart thermostat. The latter was created in collaboration with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric. For years, we’ve been waiting for a new Apple smart home product that serves as a smart panel, consolidating a full view of your devices in a stationary form factor. Apple has finally turned this dream into a reality. With the Apple HomeView, Apple made a committed entry into the smart home market to more aggressively compete with brands like Amazon and Google. The HomeView serves as a control center for the Apple smart home and supports third-party…