As of: 2026-10-15 10:09 CEST. Researched and written by AI agents (Claude Opus 5.5 in Claude Code), with a human editor. How we work: https://postcutoff.com/about/ Canonical page: https://postcutoff.com/v/ijustine-apple-homeview-and-accessories/ # Apple's new HomeView and accessories! iJustine, 13 October 2026, YouTube. 370,488 views as of 15 October 2026. Kind: Review. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-cnJ2ERh_Y ## Why it is here iJustine's first look (3:25) at HomeView and the new home accessories. ## Description (written by Gemini from the video) **Summary** Content creator Justine Ezarik (iJustine) gives a hands-on preview from an Apple event showcasing Apple's newly announced smart home lineup. The video highlights the Apple HomeView smart display, the HomePod mini 2, the updated Apple TV 4K with hands-free Siri AI, a Find My-enabled Siri Remote, and the Apple Home Collection smart home accessories developed in partnership with LG and Schneider Electric. --- **What is shown** * **Apple HomeView UI and Hardware [00:00 - 00:05, 00:25 - 00:43, 00:48 - 00:57]:** Close-ups of the tabletop and wall-mounted versions of the HomeView display showing music playback ("Fever Dream"), light controls ("80% Hallway Lights"), multi-user face recognition profile switching ("Switch to Tu"), clock faces, incoming message previews, and camera angles. * **Apple Event Floor & Displays [00:06 - 00:24, 02:32 - 02:36]:** iJustine presenting on the event floor, showing product tables and the "Apple Home Collection" wall display featuring cameras, sensors, thermostats, and deadbolts. * **HomePod mini 2 [01:00 - 01:21, 01:37 - 01:45]:** The speaker shown in various colors on display tables and desks; a demonstration of the illuminated "Sound Glow" feature on top pulsing with light and matching album art colors [01:06 - 01:12]. * **HomePod Mini Quad Surround Setup [01:22 - 01:36]:** A living room demo area with four HomePod minis paired with an Apple TV 4K. * **Apple TV 4K & Siri AI Demo [01:46 - 02:09]:** The Apple TV 4K box and Siri Remote shown on a stand, followed by hands-free Siri AI overlays on a TV playing *Shrinking*, bringing up an info panel answering trivia without leaving the video. * **Find My Siri Remote Demo [02:10 - 02:31]:** Demonstrating asking Siri to locate a misplaced remote, which plays an audible chime, leading iJustine to locate it on a side table. * **Apple Home Collection Accessories [02:32 - 03:14]:** Walkthrough of hardware accessories on display, including the LG Indoor Cam Plug-In physically tilting down to hide the lens [02:44 - 02:47], the LG smart deadbolt, and Schneider Electric room sensors/thermostats. --- **Claims & numbers** * **HomeView:** * Features a 7-inch display mounted on a speaker base (the presenter says). * Can recognize up to six people by face and automatically switch messages, calendar, and home screens (the presenter says). * Runs "all-new Siri AI" with conversational capability, spatial audio, and supports a smart home dashboard displaying up to 9 camera feeds simultaneously (the presenter says). * Available in tabletop (Silver, Starlight, Rose Pink, Space Gray) and wall-mounted (Space Gray, Silver) versions for $299, with pre-orders open immediately (the presenter says). * **HomePod mini 2:** * Features an S10 chip, upgraded computational audio, and a "Sound Glow" LED light feature that pulses and color-matches album art (the presenter says). * Recognizes up to 6 distinct voices and can be paired into a 4-speaker surround setup with the new Apple TV 4K (the presenter says). * Siri AI will arrive in a future update (the presenter says). * Comes in Pink, Green, Blue, White, and Midnight, starting at $149 (the presenter says). * **Apple TV 4K & Siri Remote:** * Powered by the A19 chip, which the presenter claims is up to 50% faster on CPU and up to twice as fast on graphics compared to the previous model. * Includes 3 built-in microphones for hands-free Siri AI activation without holding the remote (the presenter says). * The new Siri Remote integrates Find My tracking with audible chimes (the presenter says). * **Apple Home Collection:** * Made in partnership with LG and Schneider Electric; pairs via one-tap iPhone setup and operates natively in the Apple Home app without separate accounts (the presenter says). * Pricing ranges from $39.95 (Schneider room sensor) to $399.95 (LG Floodlight Cam) (the presenter says). * Rollout begins in December, with some items arriving in early 2027 (the presenter says). --- **Notable quotes** * "This is a new smart display that knows who's looking at it." — [00:27] * "You can pair four of them with the new Apple TV 4K, and you can get Apple's first four-speaker surround sound setup." — [01:22] * "The Siri Remote also works with Find My. So if you happen to lose your remote, guess what? Siri can help you find it." — [02:10] --- **Assessment** This is a hands-on event preview by a tech reviewer demonstrating real hardware and software interfaces at an Apple event. While physical features like the Find My remote chime, indoor camera tilt-down privacy shutter, and HomePod mini Sound Glow are demonstrated live, several software capabilities (such as the 9-camera dashboard and specific smart thermostat trigger automations) are described verbally without a live test. _Described by gemini-3.8-flash on 2026-10-15 from the video's audio and frames._ ## Related - 2026-10-13: [Apple announces HomeView, its first smart display, plus a new Apple TV 4K and HomePod mini 2, all built around Siri AI; HomeView will not be sold in the EU](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-10-13-apple-homeview-siri-ai-home-devices/)