Тус компани FaceTime дуудлага хийх, гэрийн ухаалаг төхөөрөмжүүдийг удирдах боломжтой 299 ам.долларын үнэтэй шинэ төв төхөөрөмжөө худалдаанд гаргахаар боллоо.
Apple компани мягмар гарагт удаан хугацааны турш хүлээлт үүсгээд байсан HomeView ухаалаг төхөөрөмжөө албан ёсоор танилцууллаа. Энэхүү төхөөрөмж нь ухаалаг гэрийн системүүдийг төвлөрүүлэн удирдах, FaceTime дуудлага хийх, хөгжим тоглуулах, видео үзэх болон гэрэл зураг харуулах зэрэг олон үйлдэлтэй юм. 7 инчийн дэлгэцтэй уг төхөөрөмж нь HomePod-той төстэй загвартай бөгөөд ширээн дээр тавих болон хананд суурилуулах гэсэн хоёр хувилбараар худалдаалагдана.
Төхөөрөмжид Calendar, Messages, Photos, FaceTime, Notes, Reminders, Music болон Podcasts зэрэг Apple-ийн үндсэн аппликейшнүүд урьдчилан суулгагдсан байна. Ингэснээр хэрэглэгчид iPhone гар утсаа ашиглах шаардлагагүйгээр хуваарь шалгах, мессеж илгээх, хөгжим сонсох боломж бүрдэж байгаа юм. Ялангуяа гал тогоо зэрэг гэрийн орчинд энэхүү төхөөрөмж нь илүү тохиромжтой байхаар зохион бүтээгджээ.
HomeView нь Apple-ийн шинэчлэгдсэн Siri хиймэл оюун ухааны тусламжтайгаар гэрийн гишүүдийг ялган таних чадвартай. Төхөөрөмж нь тухайн хүнийг таньсны дараа түүний хувийн мессеж, харилцагчид, хуанли болон бусад мэдээллийг дэлгэцэнд автоматаар гаргах бөгөөд гэр бүлийн өөр гишүүн дөхөж ирэхэд мэдээллийн агуулга нь солигддог байна.
Энэхүү шинэ бүтээгдэхүүн нь Amazon-ы Echo Show болон Google-ийн Nest Hub-тай шууд өрсөлдөх юм. Урьдчилсан захиалга өнөөдрөөс эхэлж байгаа бөгөөд 11 дүгээр сарын 13-наас худалдаанд гарна. Төхөөрөмж нь мөнгөлөг, одны гэрэл, ягаан болон сансрын саарал гэсэн дөрвөн өнгөний сонголттой байна.
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Apple is taking a big swing at the smart home market. The company on Tuesday unveiled its long-rumored smart home hub, dubbed HomeView, that can act as a central control point for smart home devices, be used for FaceTime calls, playing music, watching videos, displayingphoto slideshows, and more.
The new $299 device looks like a cuboid version of the HomePod, but with a display added to the front. The HomeView comes in two versions: one can sit on a countertop and the other can be mounted on a wall. Measuring 7 inches wide, the hub features a single FaceTime camera on the front, and has microphones and speakers built into its base. There is no camera on the back.
Apple has preloaded the device with several of its apps, including Calendar, Messages, Photos, FaceTime, Notes, Reminders, Music, and Podcasts. That means users won’t need to reach for their iPhone if they want to check a calendar appointment, send a message, play some music, or look at photos.
Apple sees the device being particularly useful in places such as the kitchen. Someone cooking dinner, for example, could pull up a recipe, watch a video, check a calendar, or start a FaceTime call without resorting to their phone.
One of the more interesting aspects of the device is how it works with different members of a household.
The hub runs Apple’s updated Siri AI assistant, and can recognize individual people in the house. Once it identifies someone, the screen can show information meant for that person, such as their messages, contacts, calendar appointments, notes, and preferred apps. The experience changes automatically when another family member walks up to the device.
HomeView puts Apple in a much more direct fight with Amazon and Google, both of which already have established smart display products: Amazon has its Echo Show line, while Google offers the Nest Hub.
Apple has had a mixed history in the smart home space, however, with products such as the HomePod struggling to reach the same level of popularity as competing devices. The new hub is an opportunity for Apple to change that by combining home controls with the company’s wider ecosystem.
The device has been rumored for quite some time, with reports pointing to delays caused in part by problems with Siri AI. Those issues have reportedly affected Apple’s broader smart home plans as well.
This may only be the first step in Apple’s plans for the smart home space. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has previously reported that Apple could eventually take the concept further with a more advanced version that features a robotic arm. Such a device could move its display and interact in a more physical way.
Pre-orders start today, and the device will be available to buy from November 13. It comes in four colors: silver, starlight, rose pink, and space gray.
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