Apple HomeView and New Apple TV 4K Hit Stores Nov. 13 at $299 Each

Apple will release two new products on Friday, Nov. 13: the HomeView smart home display and the fourth-generation Apple TV 4K. Each costs $299, according to MacRumors, and both have been open for pre-order since mid-October.

The HomeView will not be sold in the European Union for now. Apple’s Siri AI is unavailable on iOS in the region because of regulatory constraints, and the display depends on it.

What the HomeView does

The HomeView is a smart home display powered by Apple Intelligence with Siri AI. Apple pitches it for entertainment and for managing the home. It comes in tabletop and wall-mounted models.

It can recognize up to six users by face, and each person gets a personalized Home Screen. The price is $299.

What changes on the Apple TV 4K

The fourth-generation Apple TV 4K adds Siri AI and the A19 chip. It also has an updated Siri Remote with Find My support, and it can drive four-speaker surround sound with the HomePod mini 2. It comes with 128GB of storage and costs $299.

Apple announced both products on Oct. 13 alongside the HomePod mini 2, which went on sale Oct. 30.

Why it matters for EU buyers

Because the HomeView needs Siri AI, people in EU countries cannot buy it at launch. Apple has said it is “working constructively with the EU in an attempt to find a path forward.” The company has given no timeline for availability in the region.

The source does not say whether the new Apple TV 4K is affected in the EU, so readers there should check Apple’s local store listing.

Part of a busy fall for Apple

The Nov. 13 release follows a larger one a week earlier. On Nov. 6, Apple started selling an iPad mini with an OLED display and A20 Pro chip, an iMac with an M6 chip, and several MacBook Pro models, including its first touchscreen MacBook Pro models with OLED displays. Those came in 14-inch and 16-inch sizes.

Separately, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported in his Power On newsletter that Apple has changed its development process for iOS 28, macOS 28 and related updates. He said Apple splits each year’s operating system work into three major stages, which typically each include four weeks of coding followed by a four-week “convergence” period.

Source: MacRumors