Apple's HomeView brings personalized Siri to smart home, takes on Amazon and Google

The Apple HomeView, an iPad-like device meant to hang on walls or perch on tabletops that will showcase its AI-upgraded Siri virtual assistant, during a launch of smart home products in New York City, US, October 13, 2026. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

NEW YORK, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Apple on Tuesday ⁠unveiled a smart-home hub that taps iPhone user data to make Siri more personal, but promised privacy safeguards designed to keep that information ⁠out of the company's hands.

The HomeView smart-home hub, which took center stage at an event in New York, is an important ‌test of Apple's AI strategy as it tries to close the gap with rivals Amazon and Alphabet's Google, while reinforcing its reputation for user privacy.

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2026年10月13日，在美国纽约市举行的智能家居产品发布会上，苹果公司展示了其智能家居产品HomeView。HomeView是一款类似iPad的设备，可以悬挂在墙上或放置在桌面上，用于展示其人工智能升级版的Siri虚拟助手。（路透社/Shannon Stapleton摄）

纽约，10 月 13 日（路透社）——苹果公司周二发布了一款智能家居中心，该中心利用 iPhone 用户数据使 Siri 更加个性化，但承诺会采取隐私保护措施，以防止该公司获取这些信息。

在纽约举行的一次活动中成为焦点的 HomeView 智能家居中心，是对苹果公司人工智能战略的一次重要考验，苹果试图借此缩小与竞争对手亚马逊和 Alphabet 旗下谷歌之间的差距，同时巩固其在用户隐私方面的声誉。

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