Everything announced in Apples Welcome Home release: New smart speakers, displays, and cameras
THE SO WHAT
Apple’s HomeView hub plus new speakers, TVs, and cameras is a bid to turn the smart home into an Apple-native surface, not just a sidecar to iPhone. If your product touches the home, assume tighter integration with Apple’s ecosystem and more pressure to support their automation and privacy defaults.
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