Podcast #1274: Apple's Welcome and 4K Sports

On today's show we look at Apple's "Welcome Home" announcements and we talk about watching sports in 4K. Which apps should you use and on which devices. We also read your emails and take a look at the week's news.

News:

Disney+ will stream Super Bowl LXI, plus two Monday Night Football games this fall.

Newer Hue lights get a firmware update to use Zigbee and Matter at the same time.

Google TV users are starting to get ESPN 4K HDR

Google's next TV Streamer reportedly adds a built-in mic and presence sensing

Apple's "Welcome Home" announcements are official.  Everything below comes from Apple's press releases, and pre-orders are open now.

HomeView, $299, ships Nov 13. It has a 7-inch screen and an A18 chip and comes in two versions: one that sits on a speaker base you can tilt, and one that mounts on a wall. It recognizes up to six people's faces so each person's messages and calendar stay private, and it can show up to nine camera feeds at once. Siri AI works from day one. It isn't sold in the EU. Schneider makes wall mounts starting at $59.95.

Apple TV 4K, $299, ships Nov 13. It has an A19 chip, a dedicated AV1 decoder and three microphones for hands-free Siri (S Lady), and it works as a Thread smart home hub. The new remote works with Find My, with Precision Finding to point you to it. One rumor missed: it ships Nov 13, not Oct 30.

HomePod mini 2, $149, ships Oct 30. It has an S10 chip, five colors and a light show on top. The big home theater news is that four HomePod mini 2s or second-gen HomePods can now act as surround sound with the new Apple TV. Siri AI comes later in a software update.

Apple Home Collection from LG and Schneider, starting in December. All of it uses Thread and sets up in the Home app.

LG cameras cost $199.95 to $399.95, and recordings save to iCloud+ with no separate camera subscription.