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Apple has a new home screen, but where does that leave app developers? The Trio sizes up HomeView, the Apple Home Collection, and the cost of going all in on a smart home. Steve needs to replace a misbehaving HomePod mini, Kotaro makes the case for Apple TV as a gaming box, and Aaron weighs whether an upgrade is worth it.
## Chapters
00:00 HomeView and the Kitchen Island
09:36 The Apple Home Collection
16:26 What Can Developers Build?
29:06 HomePod mini and Phantom Touches
31:44 The $300 Apple TV 4K
35:00 Apple Arcade as a Console Alternative
42:23 Upgrade Decisions
45:40 Wrap-Up & One More Thing...
47:06 Tag
## Show Notes
- Steve comes away from the HomeView launch video thinking about a hole drilled through an expensive kitchen island.
- The Trio compares HomeView to an Apple Watch, an iMac G4, and a HomePod with a screen.
- Cameras, locks, thermostats, and sensors make the Apple Home Collection shopping list add up fast.
- Steve wants smart home convenience without devices reporting everything back to the internet.
- The Trio questions what developers can build for HomeView while app support and documentation remain unclear to them.
- A world clock makes the cut, but Kotaro has questions about the missing calculator.
- Steve describes the phantom touches and reset loops that sidelined his HomePod mini.
- Kotaro pitches Apple TV and Apple Arcade as a console alternative, while Steve questions the game library.
- Steve anticipates spending $450 on an Apple TV and HomePod mini, while Aaron is in no rush and Kotaro can stick with his current Apple TV.
- Kotaro gives AppJawn a shout-out and plugs PhillyCocoa's in-person event at Vanguard.
## Links
**Apple Home**
Apple HomeView: https://www.apple.com/apple-homeview
HomePod mini 2: https://www.apple.com/homepod-mini/
Apple TV 4K: https://www.apple.com/apple-tv-4k/
Apple Home Collection: https://www.apple.com/shop/home/accessories/apple-home-collection
**Gaming**
Apple Arcade: https://www.apple.com/apple-arcade/
**Side Project Shout-Out**
AppJawn, makers of ClipDish, MioVino, and Minimalist Meditation Timer: https://appjawn.com/#apps
**PhillyCocoa Events**
Beyond the Simulator: Perspectives on Modern App Development (November 12): https://luma.com/3e80ogfl
**PhillyCocoa:** https://phillycocoa.org
Intro music: "When I Hit the Floor", © 2021 Lorne Behrman. Used with permission of the artist.
