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  1. Renting? Two of Apple's new Home Collection devices are worth it, five aren't

    A ZDNET buying guide walks through Apple's new Home Collection of nine smart home devices, which runs from $40 for sensors to $400 for security cameras. It argues only two are renter-friendly: the $200 LG Indoor Cam and the $300 LG Outdoor Cam plug-in, since neither requires drilling or hardwiring, both can keep recording during Wi-Fi outages, and both offer AI video search and person recognition. The other five — the $250 wired video doorbell, $400 Floodlight Cam, $350 smart deadbolt, $200-each LG & Schneider smart thermostat and $40-each temperature sensor — replace existing doorbells, fixtures, deadbolts or thermostats, which many leases do not allow. The piece also notes Apple says most AI for the new devices runs on-device, with Private Cloud Compute used only when needed, and that the cameras work with HomeKit Secure Video.

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  2. Apple's HomeView hub adds temp/humidity sensors, syncs with LG and Schneider thermostats

    Apple unveiled HomeView, its first smart-home hub, with built-in temperature and humidity sensors that monitor indoor conditions (Apple says they are optimized for roughly 15–30°C and 30–70% relative humidity) and share readings with new LG Electronics and Schneider Electric thermostats. The device uses iPhone on-device AI for an "Adaptive Temperature" feature that adjusts air conditioning and ventilation based on occupancy and nighttime routines, and it packs an A18 chip, a 7-inch Liquid Retina display and a 12MP camera at $299, plus a wall-mounted option whose accessories reach $129.95. Separately, TMTPost reported that Apple Intelligence with adapted Alibaba Qwen models has been approved for China and will enter testing there in late October with first-generation features (not the newest Siri AI), with a full launch planned for December via iOS 27.3.

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