Apple Says HomeView Sets New Record in Design-Focused Interview

TechRadar‘s Jacob Krol interviewed Apple’s Vice President of Hardware Engineering Matthew Costello about Apple’s all-new HomeView smart home display, which is available starting today. The discussion was largely focused on the HomeView’s design, with Costello touching on the device achieving a display-related record for Apple products.

Specifically, the HomeView’s display brightness can automatically go down to just 0.3 nits, which is a record low for any Apple product. This ultra-low brightness makes the HomeView especially ideal for a bedside table at night.

« I really love the fact that this is the lowest light performance we’ve ever engineered into a product, so it’s down to 0.3 nits, » said Costello.

« So officially, I represent the most dim product ever inside of Apple, » he quipped.

For comparison, some other Apple products like the latest iPhones and iPad mini are advertised as having a minimum 1-nit display brightness.

HomeView’s maximum display brightness is 500 nits.

Unsurprisingly, Costello said the HomeView is designed for the home (truly shocking) and Siri AI.

« It really was constructed around Siri, » he said.

« We really custom-built this user interface for the home, so the apps and experiences that matter most in the home setting are really front and center, » he added.

« There’s no logging in, logging out, which is super cool. It recognizes you and your information, and when you step away, it’s gone. »

Read more on TechRadar: ‘A really fun, hard-fought journey’ — I spoke with Apple about the engineering behind HomeView and why it took so long

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