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Go back to X, fascist simp.

I think a home view might work nice on my counter. My bigger question is will the apps I use run on it or will they have to be “wigitized” to run/look proper.

This product is very much, “others make them so we need one too”. Dumb.

For years we’ve had an older model iPad in the kitchen mounted on an articulated arm and close to a wall usb outlet for charging. Music can be played to stereo-paired HomePods. The Home app provides access to several devices.

I’m still trying to figure out how that means “fewer sales than Vision Pro”

Here’s the thing. I have HomePod minis. How do I control them? With my phone.

I’m mystified as to how people are mystified by this. People with new homes want a screen to answer video doorbells, set the temperature, change lighting scenes, etc and they want one that integrates with Apple. That’s this.

The most compelling feature to me that I saw was the doorbell footage, although I guess that will also require a $300 Apple Home approved doorbell.

When I look around my house for where I might put such a device, the only spot is where our Aura Frame currently sits. If it did the same thing as the Aura Frame (displayed a random sequence of old family photos), but also had Home app style controls, maybe that would be interesting.

FaceTime! We love to talk to our parents while making dinner or wrangling the toddler. Doing it with a phone (or even an iPad on a stand) is more cumbersome.

Apple Home Security by ADT, a nice stream of recurring revenue featuring custom install, two to three HomeView and Apple Home accessories by LG and others. Coming to an Apple One subscription near you. Maybe. Some day.

My fam does have a HomePod Mini on our Island and we listen to music on it while eating. The plug is on side of island, and we just run cable along the back. Even with “improved Siri”, I do want a screen though just to be able to play the music I actually want. Even new Siri isn’t accurate enough.

The famly in this video doesn't seem like they could successfully share a house, let alone share a communication device.

Not that, uh, they depict outlets on the counter. The prizing strategy for the home products is *bizarre*. Why isn’t a mount included in the price of the standalone version? Why does an Apple TV cost the same as one of these things?

It’s been sitting in the garage for a year and a half to two years while they figured out Siri AI and it shows