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Apple's $299 Apple TV 4K adds far-field microphones and a beta of Siri AI

Apple announced a fourth-gen Apple TV 4K at $299 with far-field microphones and Siri AI, shipping November 13. Siri AI launches in beta, shows answers as text and leans on an iPhone for personal context.

Publishers:9to5mac.comapple.combgr.comdigitaltrends.comengadget.comflatpanelshd.comgizmodo.comgsmarena.commacrumors.commashable.comnotebookcheck.netpocket-lint.comsixcolors.comtechcrunch.comtheverge.comxda-developers.com

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Apple reportedly wants third-party accessories to take voice commands through its HomeView hub

Apple is preparing HomeView, an A18-powered Siri home hub in countertop and wall-mount versions, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports. Apple hopes third-party makers will build voice-controlled accessories with the hub as the connection point, according to a dev.to write-up.

Publishers:9to5mac.comcnet.comcultofmac.comdev.todigitaltrends.comgizmodo.comgsmarena.commacrumors.commacworld.commezha.netpcmag.comsixcolors.comtechcrunch.comthe-ambient.comtheverge.comtomsguide.comtrustedreviews.com

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productConfirmed2 publishers

HomePod mini 2 arrives about two weeks before the HomeView hub it is built to extend

Apple's new HomePod mini and Apple TV 4K will reach stores on October 30, ahead of the HomeView hub due around mid-November, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports. For about two weeks, early buyers will own a speaker that 9to5Mac says is built to extend a hub they cannot yet buy.

Publishers:9to5mac.commacrumors.comt3.com

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Apple has tested microphones that would let Apple TV take Siri commands without the remote, Gurman reports

Apple has tested built-in Apple TV microphones for hands-free Siri, along with a Siri Remote that has its own speaker, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports. MacRumors says the microphones are not confirmed for the box shipping October 30, so the findable remote is the firmer bet.

Publishers:9to5mac.commacrumors.com

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