Apple's first smart home device, the HomeView, is here

Apple has unveiled HomeView. Apple Apple's first smart home device is here. The Apple HomeView is a new device with a screen and speaker that acts as a control hub for your connected home devices. It's the latest attempt by Apple to make its ecosystem more "sticky," or harder to leave. Apple has officially entered into a new product category: the smart home. The company on Tuesday announced the HomeView, a new AI-powered connected hub designed to reside in your home and control your connected home accessories. The device consists of a 7-inch screen that sits atop a speaker base and works with Siri. "Apple HomeView is designed to be shared by everyone in the home yet feel completely personal to each user," said Greg Joswiak, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, said in a statement.