Apple's HomeView smart display impresses with smart home control but adds friction

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Apple has released its first smart display, the HomeView, and the reviewer finds it strong overall. It handles smart home control well and works nicely as a hands-free kitchen companion, speaker, and digital photo frame. It is Apple's first smart speaker to include Siri AI, which is an improvement, though responses are sometimes slow. The reviewer notes that Apple, like other smart display makers, tries to do too much, and that added features introduce friction. The device is designed to be used by everyone in a household while also extending the user's iPhone.

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