Who is HomeView For? Apple’s Fight for the Smart Home, Anthropic Thinks Claude Has Feelings
Who is HomeView For? Apple’s Fight for the Smart Home, Anthropic Thinks Claude Has Feelings  
Podcast: Primary Technology
Published On: Thu Oct 15 2026
Description: Apple made its foray back in the smart home with the new HomeView device, Apple TV 4K, HomePod mini 2, and Home Collection devices. We debate who will benefit from the HomeView, have a theory about Siri AI and Apple TV, plus try to make sure we all understand Claude isn’t alive.Vote for Our Signal Awards!Best Co-Host TeamListener's Choice Technology ShowsOur AppsElement Photo AppKan Do Task AppContextly NotesAll Stephen's AppsOur LinksTop Five Tech | Stephen’s PodcastCreative Effort | Jason's PodcastWatch on YouTube!Show Notes via EmailEmail Us: podcast@primarytech.fm@stephenrobles on Threads@jasonaten on ThreadsSponsors:Ramp - Stop guessing where your AI spend is going. Get started with Ramp with two hundred and fifty dollars off at: ramp.com/primarySerpAPI - Visit serpapi.com/primarytech and receive an extra 250 searches FREE. That is 500 free searches in your first month!OriginHQ - Origin is endpoint AI observability. See what a trace looks like at: originhq.com/primarytechnologyLinks from the showStephen's Apple Home Event Recap VideoAnthropic Just Banned Being Cruel to Claude – The Reason Should Concern Us All - Inc. (01:12:26)McSnake App - App StoreWelcome Apple HomeView: Designed for life at home - YouTubeApple HomeView - AppleApple Event: HomePod surround, HomeView, and Apple TV - YouTubeAll features of Apple's new HomeView - YouTubeThird-party HomeView apps? Think CarPlay – Six ColorsApple TV 4K - AppleSiri Remote - AppleApple announces the next generation of HomePod mini - AppleWill the Full-Sized HomePod Get Siri AI? Apple's Website Offers a Clue - MacRumorsLatest HomePods can output Mac system audio - AppleInsiderIntroducing Apple Home Collection, a new lineup of smart home accessories - AppleLG Floodlight Cam - AppleHere’s how much iPhone Duo costs to repair out-of-warranty - 9to5Mac2026 Usage Policy update – AnthropicX post from OpenAI NewsroomMeta has some Wonder Full new AI models | The VergeGoogle finally releases Gemini 4 Argon | The VergeYouTube sticks new labels on AI-generated songs | The VergeIt Turns Out the Only Thing People Like Less Than AI Is Paying for Adobe Creative Cloud - Inc. (01:27:29)GitHub - boykopovar/AnyPS5: Tool for automatic PS5 executablesNetflix is laying off around 1,000 employees | The VergeDownload LM Studio - Mac, Linux, WindowsOceans Battery OrganizerElectric Lunch Box Food Warmer (00:00) - Intro (05:11) - HomeView Impressions (48:07) - Sponsor: Ramp (49:54) - Sponsor: SerpAPI (51:21) - Sponsor: Origin (52:55) - New Apple TV 4K (01:02:43) - HomePod mini 2 (01:06:15) - Apple Home Collection (01:11:32) - Claude Isn’t Alive (01:23:20) - Lightning Round (01:27:10) - Local LLMs ★ Support this podcast ★