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Apple’s HomeView is my new favorite smart display — but not my daughter’s

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Early reviews of Apple's HomeView, its first smart display, are out ahead of its Friday launch, with MacRumors listing the price at $299 and 9to5Mac describing a 7-inch display running Siri AI and new software. The Verge calls it its new favorite smart display and says Siri AI is improved but still sometimes slow, while Engadget highlights its versatility as a home hub and 9to5Mac says it "earns its place."

How the coverage differs

The Verge frames its review around a personal contrast, praising the HomeView's smart home control, kitchen use, speaker, and photo frame while signaling in its headline that the device falls short for the reviewer's daughter, and it notes that Siri AI is improved but "still slow at times." Engadget emphasizes versatility and convenience across household tasks, and its excerpt raises no drawbacks. MacRumors centers its coverage on the $299 price and whether the device is worth it, points readers to a YouTube video review by Dan Barbera, and begins describing hardware details such as the aluminum design. 9to5Mac highlights the 7-inch display, Siri AI, and software it calls familiar, describes ten days of kitchen use, and includes a pre-order link with a $10 discount.

CRAYON analysis of the outlets' accounts — read them below and judge for yourself.
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  1. The Verge FIRST 1h ago Apple’s HomeView is my new favorite smart display — but not my daughter’s

    The HomeView nails everything I want from a smart display. It's superb at controlling my smart home; it's an excellent hands-free kitchen companion, a good speaker, and a gorgeous digital photo frame. It's also the first Apple smart speaker with Siri AI, which is an improvement, if still slow at times. But Apple has fallen […]

  2. Engadget 1h ago Apple HomeView review: A versatile smart display and Siri-powered home hub

    With its first smart display, Apple provides a lot of convenience for a variety of tasks in your home.

  3. MacRumors 1h ago Review: Is Apple's All-New HomeView Smart Home Hub Worth $299?

    On our YouTube channel today, Dan Barbera has shared a review of Apple's all-new HomeView smart home hub ahead of the device launching on Friday. Subscribe to MacRumors on YouTube Barbera spent the past week testing the HomeView and has shared his impressions, so be sure to watch our video above to hear what he thinks. As a refresher, the HomeView features an aluminum design, with the display connected to a domed speaker base by a stainless steel tilting hinge. Apple says it is ideal for a kitch

  4. 9to5Mac 1h ago Apple HomeView review: An adorable smart display that earns its place

    Apple’s HomeView smart display is here. It combines a 7-inch display with Siri AI and an all-new software experience that actually feels really familiar. I’ve spent the last ten days living with HomeView in my kitchen. Here’s everything you need to know. Pre-order HomeView now (save $10) more…

  5. The Verge 1h ago I reviewed the Apple HomeView, ask me anything

    Hi! I'm Jen Tuohy, The Verge's senior smart home reviewer. I've tested every smart display Amazon and Google have ever made, and for the past week I've been testing Apple's first: The $299 HomeView. I put the tabletop and wall-mounted versions through their paces, on my kitchen counter, bedside table, in my office, and on […]

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