Apple's new smart home display, reviewed by Marques Brownlee, fails to close the deal. After hands-on time with the device, the verdict is skepticism, not enthusiasm.
The video is worth watching for the breakdown of specific quirks and features that Apple built into the hardware. Brownlee identifies the gaps between what the product promises and what it actually delivers in a home environment.
Apple is entering a market dominated by Amazon Echo and Google Nest Hub with a device that still has questions around it. Whether a future software update changes the calculus is the open variable.
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