I’ve Tested Echo Shows and Nest Hubs. Here’s How Apple’s HomeView Display Stacks Up - CNET

The HomeView, announced Tuesday and available on Nov. 13, is Apple’s first-ever smart home display and a new way to control smart home devices or interact with Siri AI. But Apple has significant catching-up to do in this space, because its top competitors have been in the game for a while.

I’ve been testing Amazon’s Echo Show smart displays since they first launched in 2017, and started trying out Google Nest Hubs – originally the Google Home Hub – in 2018. Since then, both brands have released multiple smart speaker models, adding and ditching various features. (And sometimes canceling entire lines – anyone remember the Facebook Portal?)

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That means the stylish HomeView has a chance to learn from past smart display mistakes and differentiate itself in buyers’ eyes, including the Echo Show 11 and the 10-inch Google Nest Hub MaxI use at home. Now that...

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