Apple’s first smart display is the 7-inch HomeView for $299
Apple’s first smart display is the 7-inch HomeView for $299
Apple opened preorders for the HomeView smart home hub today. The HomeView is a 7-inch smart display and speaker that aims to be a central access point for up to six members of a family to access and control Apple’s ecosystem of devices, apps, and the Siri generative AI chatbot that’s currently in beta. Users can speak to HomeView to control smart home devices, such as, for example, telling Siri to close the smart blinds or activate smart locks. HomeView can also show a livestream for up to nine video feeds simultaneously.
苹果公司今日开启了 HomeView 智能家居中枢的预订。HomeView 是一款 7 英寸的智能显示屏兼扬声器，旨在成为家庭成员（最多六人）访问和控制苹果设备生态系统、应用程序以及目前处于测试阶段的 Siri 生成式 AI 聊天机器人的中心接入点。用户可以通过语音与 HomeView 交互来控制智能家居设备，例如让 Siri 关闭智能百叶窗或激活智能门锁。HomeView 同时还能显示多达九个视频流的实时画面。
“With a supported iCloud+ subscription, HomeView works with compatible cameras to deliver intelligent, end-to-end encrypted recognition of people, familiar faces, pets, packages, and vehicles, notifying the household the moment someone arrives at the front door. With video descriptions for HomeKit Secure Video footage, HomeView helps users quickly understand what happened in a video clip without even watching it,” Apple’s announcement said.
“在订阅 iCloud+ 服务的情况下，HomeView 可与兼容的摄像头配合使用，实现对人员、熟人面孔、宠物、包裹和车辆的智能端到端加密识别，并在有人到达门口时立即通知住户。通过为 HomeKit 安全视频片段提供视频描述，HomeView 能够帮助用户无需观看视频即可快速了解片段中发生的内容，”苹果在公告中表示。
Competing with devices like the Amazon Echo Show, HomeView uses its integrated camera to identify who’s using it and show them their profile, which users can personalize with their preferred apps and widgets. Users can connect their HomeView profile to their Apple Intelligence-supporting iPhone or iPad and use the hub to access their Messages, Calendar, Reminders, and FaceTime.
作为亚马逊 Echo Show 等设备的竞争对手，HomeView 利用其内置摄像头识别使用者身份，并展示其个人资料，用户可以根据喜好自定义其中的应用程序和小组件。用户可以将 HomeView 个人资料与支持 Apple Intelligence 的 iPhone 或 iPad 连接，并通过该中枢访问信息、日历、提醒事项和 FaceTime。
“With an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone or iPad, Siri AI does more for each person—taking action across apps and surfacing relevant information from Messages and Calendar, playlists on Apple Music, and more by drawing on their personal context,” Apple’s announcement says. Apple is also marketing the HomeView as a way to leverage Siri AI, including asking it about “virtually any topic.”
“借助支持 Apple Intelligence 的 iPhone 或 iPad，Siri AI 能为每位用户提供更多帮助——通过调用个人背景信息，在不同应用程序间执行操作，并从信息、日历、Apple Music 播放列表等来源呈现相关信息，”苹果公告称。苹果还将 HomeView 宣传为利用 Siri AI 的一种方式，包括向其询问“几乎任何主题”的问题。
“With Siri AI built into HomeView, users without an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone or iPad will benefit from Siri AI’s broad world knowledge; ability to have rich, natural conversations; and improved music discovery,” Apple said.
“通过内置于 HomeView 中的 Siri AI，即使是没有配备 Apple Intelligence 功能的 iPhone 或 iPad 的用户，也能受益于 Siri AI 广博的世界知识、进行丰富自然对话的能力，以及更出色的音乐发现体验，”苹果表示。
Apple said that Siri requests can run locally or via Private Cloud Compute, where “data is not stored nor made accessible to Apple or anyone else.” Apple’s first smart display uses a Liquid Retina (LCD) screen that Apple says has a brightness range of 0.3 to 500 nits. You can also set the screen to automatically adjust its brightness level based on how bright the room is.
苹果表示，Siri 的请求可以在本地运行，也可以通过私有云计算（Private Cloud Compute）处理，在此过程中“数据不会被存储，也不会被苹果或其他任何人访问”。苹果的首款智能显示屏采用了 Liquid Retina (LCD) 屏幕，苹果称其亮度范围为 0.3 至 500 尼特。用户还可以设置屏幕根据室内亮度自动调节亮度等级。
“The HomeView interface intelligently adjusts based on the user’s distance, showing simpler information that’s viewable from across the room and richer detail as they step closer,” Apple’s announcement said. The screen connects to the speaker base and tilts using a stainless steel hinge. The speaker base holds the device’s USB-C charging port.
“HomeView 的界面会根据用户距离智能调整，在远距离时显示易于查看的简化信息，而在用户靠近时则显示更丰富的细节，”苹果公告称。屏幕连接至扬声器底座，并通过不锈钢铰链进行倾斜调节。扬声器底座上设有设备的 USB-C 充电接口。
Mounting the HomeView to a wall requires a specific model that only comes in two (instead of four) colors, space gray and silver, and paying extra (starting at $60) for the wall mounts, which Schneider Home made. Apple says that it created “two custom drivers and computational audio tuned specifically” for wall-mounted HomeViews.
将 HomeView 安装在墙上需要特定的型号，该型号仅提供深空灰色和银色两种颜色（而非四种），且需额外支付费用（60 美元起）购买由 Schneider Home 制造的壁挂支架。苹果表示，他们为壁挂式 HomeView 设计了“两个定制驱动单元和专门调校的计算音频”。
Apple started taking preorders for HomeView today. It launches on November 13 for $299.
苹果今日已开启 HomeView 的预订。该产品将于 11 月 13 日正式发售，售价 299 美元。