苹果发布 HomeView 智能家居中枢，搭载升级版 Siri AI
Apple unveils new smart home devices that showcase upgraded Siri AI | Apple | The Guardian
苹果发布智能家居新品 HomeView，这是一款可挂墙或置于桌面的类 iPad 设备，起售价 299 美元，配备 7 英寸屏幕和面部识别，可控制门铃、恒温器和智能锁，今日开启预售，预计 11 月 13 日发货。该设备搭载升级版 Siri AI，苹果称其更具对话能力，可调用 Messages、Calendar 等个人应用信息作答。苹果同时更新了 HomePod 和 Apple TV，并联合 LG、施耐德电气推出门铃、摄像头、恒温器和智能锁等配件。苹果表示，由于 Siri AI 受欧盟法规限制无法在当地使用，HomeView 不会在欧盟销售。
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苹果以 299 美元起的 HomeView 切入智能家居中枢，并首次把升级版 Siri AI 作为卖点，可观察其与亚马逊、OpenAI 的竞争位置。
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New products from Apple include the HomeView, an iPad-like device that acts as a hub for other smart home gadgets
Apple on Tuesday began showing off a new round of smart home products, including an iPad-like device dubbed the HomeView, meant to hang on walls or perch on tabletops and act as a hub for other smart home devices.
The HomeView device starts at $299 and will begin shipping next month. It will feature a 7in screen and face recognition, will help users control doorbells, thermostats and smart locks in a market where Apple has tinkered for a decade without major success. The device will also showcase Apple’s AI-upgraded Siri virtual assistant.
Preorders begin today and the devices are expected to be available starting 13 November.
Apple is launching these products as it tries to fend off competition from rivals, including traditional competitors like Amazon – which has invested heavily in its Echo speakers and Ring doorbells and last week launched premium tablets – as well as newer AI upstarts like OpenAI that have hardware ambitions of their own.
Apple’s HomeView launch was accompanied by updates to its HomePod smart speaker and Apple TV devices. It also introduced a range of accessories, including doorbells, cameras and thermostats, made by LG and Schneider Electric and designed with help from Apple.
The new line of devices are accessible and managed in the Apple home app. The accessories include a Schneider smart thermostat and LG home security devices including indoor and various outdoor cameras including a doorbell camera and floodlight camera as well as a smart lock. The lock can be unlocked using the Apple home app.
The HomeView device will not be sold in the European Union, because Siri AI remains unavailable there due to EU regulations, Apple said.
Apple first released its Home app to control smart gadgets in 2016, with HomePod smart speakers following in 2018, but those offerings are competing with Alphabet’s Google Home speakers and Amazon’s Echo line. Analysts said two major hurdles for Apple were making its devices work with a variety of third-party gadgets and the limited ability of Siri to give useful answers.
The HomeView device includes a revamped version of Siri AI, the company announced. An Apple press release described the new version of Siri as more capable and conversational, using information from personal apps like Messages and Calendar to provide more relevant answers.
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“It’s powered by Apple Intelligence with Siri AI at its core, drawing on personal context from your iPhone to help you find what you need and get more done, all while keeping everyone’s information private and secure,” the release said.
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