HomeView

Given that I typically take a wait-and-see attitude when Apple introduces a new product, I was surprised to find myself ordering a HomeView within a day of its announcement. I was even more surprised when lots of otherwise pro-Apple people—this guy, for example—were skeptical about its value. Why is this? Well, one reason could be that I don’t already have a HomePod in my kitchen, which makes me behind the times. I’ve been thinking I should get one (or two), but Siri’s deficiencies have kept me back. Also, I like the idea of a status board but didn’t want to dedicate an iPad to that. The recently improved Siri and the HomeView’s touchscreen kill those two birds with one $300 stone. And I think I have a good place for it in my kitchen. Not on the center island. The two likely spots for it on the island are corners that are already taken: The corner that currently has a shallow wooden bowl that my dad turned and that I finished after his death. It’s where I put fruit and vegetables that…