Oct 15, 2026 · 56 min · 22 segments
In this episode of *Power On*, Mark Gurman is joined by Bloomberg’s Chris Welch and Vlad Savov to break down Apple’s long-awaited smart home launch. They share hands-on impressions of the new $299…
Mark GurmanHost
Vlad SavovGuestChris WelchGuest
Carol Massar
And so you were able to actually hear the device, hear the bass, hear the audio quality?
I heard a few songs, uh, pretty briefly, so I don't wanna, don't wanna make any, like, firm conclusions yet since I didn't really hear, hear too much.
But I think it kinda slots in between, uh, the full-size HomePod, which costs more than, uh, the HomeView and the new HomePod Mini 2, which is now one, uh, one fifty.
But on the whole, I think it, yeah, it's kinda that, like, middle ground between full HomePod and the HomePod Mini.
Um, the smart speaker, especially when connected to Spotify or some service like that, fine, you guys can use Apple Music.
Um, it, it, it has a lot of benefits, and I think the way that I would actually address the question that you just asked, because to my mind, the first question was, in fact, sound quality.
Um, because I find myself, when I get home from work, I do some of the same routines that Apple's trying to indicate with their breakfast routine in that video, and we gotta talk about that teaser video, right? Like, they crammed-
Um, but I do find myself, when I come home, if I'm listening to a podcast, a really good example might be in Apple's proposition, of Apple's ecosystem proposition, I'm listening to a podcast with my iPhone.
I present it to my HomeView, and I need to get used to using this language, my HomeView device, and then it will pick it up and start playing it.
I would also say something like a tablet or laptop when I want to listen to YouTube videos in the kitchen or whatever else you're doing, you know, the background noise situation.
And so you were able to actually hear the device, hear the bass, hear the audio quality?
I heard a few songs, uh, pretty briefly, so I don't wanna, don't wanna make any, like, firm conclusions yet since I didn't really hear, hear too much.
But I think it kinda slots in between, uh, the full-size HomePod, which costs more than, uh, the HomeView and the new HomePod Mini 2, which is now one, uh, one fifty.
But on the whole, I think it, yeah, it's kinda that, like, middle ground between full HomePod and the HomePod Mini.
Um, the smart speaker, especially when connected to Spotify or some service like that, fine, you guys can use Apple Music.
Um, it, it, it has a lot of benefits, and I think the way that I would actually address the question that you just asked, because to my mind, the first question was, in fact, sound quality.
Um, because I find myself, when I get home from work, I do some of the same routines that Apple's trying to indicate with their breakfast routine in that video, and we gotta talk about that teaser video, right? Like, they crammed-
Um, but I do find myself, when I come home, if I'm listening to a podcast, a really good example might be in Apple's proposition, of Apple's ecosystem proposition, I'm listening to a podcast with my iPhone.
I present it to my HomeView, and I need to get used to using this language, my HomeView device, and then it will pick it up and start playing it.
I would also say something like a tablet or laptop when I want to listen to YouTube videos in the kitchen or whatever else you're doing, you know, the background noise situation.
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