Apple to announce HomeView smart home hub Tuesday

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA lighter question after that heavy story. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports Apple will announce a smart home hub called the HomeView on Tuesday.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTonight's question: is the HomeView the smart home device that finally works, or one more gadget your house will resent?

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBrock argues yes, Nina argues no.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNinety seconds of rules. One speaker at a time, and no arguments about the toaster. I am banning the toaster.

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   Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistHank, a front is moving in Tuesday, and it's shaped like a small glowing screen.

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   Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistEvery kitchen in America is about to get a pressure change.

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   Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistApple has struggled here before, but so does every storm before it finds the coast. I say this one lands.

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt has a name and a date and nothing else. That's a press invitation, not a product, and I've reviewed better doorbells.

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentApple has repeatedly struggled in this market, and your house already has nine devices that don't talk to each other. This will be the tenth.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRebuttals, thirty seconds each. Brock first.

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    Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistNina says it's a tenth gadget. I say it's the one that finally tells the other nine where to stand.

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentA hub that bosses the lamp around. Wonderful. Your thermostat will have a union by Friday.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorEvidence from the file.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTechCrunch's editor notes Apple has repeatedly struggled in this market, and that the product finally has a name and a launch date.

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentRepeatedly. Entered into the record.

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    Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistA name and a date, Hank. That's a forecast with a start time. Nobody gets that for a hurricane.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorLightning round. One sentence each, alternating. Does the HomeView belong in the kitchen?

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    Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistKitchen, near the window, for the light.

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentGarage, near the lawnmower nobody uses.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWill it understand you the first time?

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    Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistIt'll understand me better than anyone has.

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt'll play a song you hate and apologize nicely.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWill you buy one on Tuesday?

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    Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistI'll camp outside, with a flask.

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentI'll wait for the reviews. Mine.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorClosing statements. Brock, you have forty seconds.

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    Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistEvery great thing starts with a date attached to the rumor.

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    Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistTuesday, your home gets a brain, and I'm giving it a five-year outlook of mostly sunny.

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentFive years from now this hub is a coaster under a houseplant. Apple has had practice at the smart home. Practice isn't passing.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMy verdict: nobody knows until Tuesday, so I rule it a draw. And I rule that both of you owe me a toaster.

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    Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistOverruled. Five-year outlook on your mood, Hank: overcast, with a chance of more overcast.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorChat, vote now: will the HomeView be a hit or a coaster? Type hit or coaster, and make it fast.