What changed
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy spent a week testing Apple’s first smart display, the $299 HomeView, in both tabletop and wall-mounted versions. She used it in the kitchen, bedroom, office, living room and entryway for smart-home controls, calls and Siri AI features, with mixed reactions from her family.
Why it matters
HomeView is being tested as more than a screen on a counter. Its wall-mounted form can turn it into a fixed control panel, while the tabletop version fits more ordinary household routines. That gives Apple two distinct pitches: a smart-home interface you install, or a display you live alongside.
The most useful finding is practical rather than flashy. A tech-averse husband liked it; a teenage daughter did not. That split matters because a shared home device has to work for people who did not choose it, configure it or ask for another gadget.
The review offers an early hands-on look at Siri AI, calls and household controls, but it is still only a one-week test. It does not settle questions about long-term reliability, sales, availability or software support. Earlier indications of conversational apps for HomeView also remain unconfirmed.
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