Arrivals Board: 15 November 2026

Welcome to the first Arrivals Board. Every Thursday from now on, this is where we round up the new tech that has actually landed in the UK that week, with a UK price and a date you can buy it. This launch edition covers the past seven days, and it was a busy one for Apple. A smart display and a pricier streaming box went on sale on Friday, alongside a plug-in solar kit made possible by a change in the rules, a new range of audio interfaces for home recording and a £499 pair of earbuds.

Apple HomeView

Apple HomeView smart displays in silver, starlight, rose pink and space grey Image: Apple

HomeView is Apple’s first smart display: a 7-inch screen on a domed aluminium speaker base, or a flat version for the wall. It went on sale in the UK on 13 November. It’s built around Siri AI, the new version of Siri, and Apple says it recognises up to six people by face and shows each one their own messages, calendar and reminders. It also has a 12MP Center Stage camera for FaceTime and works as a dashboard for anything in the Home app.

Apple has had nothing like it before, so the obvious comparison is Amazon’s Echo Show and Google’s Nest Hub. One catch: Apple says it isn’t sold in the EU because Siri AI isn’t available there, though the UK is included. It also needs an iPhone or iPad on iOS 27.2 or later to set up.

UK price: £299 for the tabletop model in silver, starlight, rose pink or space grey, and £299 for the wall-mounted version in silver or space grey (price checked 15 Nov 2026).

Who it’s for: households already deep in Apple’s ecosystem who want one screen for the kitchen or hallway. If you mainly want a cheap kitchen timer and radio, wait for full reviews and compare it with the Echo Show first.

Apple TV 4K (4th generation)

Apple TV 4K (4th generation) with its Siri Remote Image: Apple

The new Apple TV 4K also went on sale on 13 November. It looks the same as the last one, but Apple has moved it to the A19 chip, which it says gives up to 50 per cent faster CPU performance. It adds far-field microphones so you can talk to Siri without the remote, Siri AI, 128GB of storage as standard and a new Siri Remote you can find with Find My. Paired with four HomePod speakers, it can now run a surround sound setup.

The headline change is the price. What Hi-Fi? points out that it’s £100 more than the previous model cost when it was discontinued, and roughly twice what that model cost at launch. Its review still calls it the best video streamer you can buy, with subtle picture and sound gains, though it notes there’s still no 4K HDR through BBC iPlayer.

UK price: £299 (price checked 15 Nov 2026).

Who it’s for: people setting up a new TV who want the best-performing streamer and use other Apple kit. If you already own the previous Apple TV 4K, there’s little reason to rush: Apple says Siri AI is available as a beta on the 2nd-generation model and later.

EcoFlow STREAM Plug-in Solar Kit

EcoFlow STREAM Plug-in Solar Kit with two solar panels, a microinverter and cables Image: EcoFlow

This is one of the first “plug-in” solar kits you can buy in the UK: solar panels and a microinverter that connect to a normal socket, so the power is used by your appliances during daylight hours, with no rooftop installation. T3 reports it went on general sale on 13 November, following changes to the UK’s plug-in solar rules that came into force on 27 August.

EcoFlow says it can generate up to 900kWh a year, which it puts at savings of up to £187. Those are the manufacturer’s figures, and what you get will depend on where you live and where the panels go. EcoFlow says the microinverter is on the Energy Networks Association’s Type Test Register to meet the new UK requirements, is rated IP67 and comes with a 10-year warranty, and the panel has 15 years.

UK price: from £599 at EcoFlow UK (price checked 15 Nov 2026).

Who it’s for: people with a sunny garden, wall or balcony who want to trim daytime electricity use without paying for a rooftop installation. Since this is a new type of product in the UK, it’s worth waiting for independent reviews before you buy.

Audient iD2, iD2+ and iD4+

Audient iD2 audio interface on a desk Image: Audient

Audient has replaced its popular iD range of USB-C audio interfaces, and three of the four new models are on sale now. The new names count the mic preamps: the iD2 replaces the iD14, the iD2+ replaces the iD24, and the iD4+ replaces the iD44. The iD1, replacing the iD4, follows in early 2027.

MusicRadar reports that the preamps now offer 75dB of gain, up from 58 to 60dB on the previous generation, and the maximum sample rate rises from 96kHz to 192kHz. The biggest addition is RoomTune, Audient’s monitor correction, which runs on the interface itself and adjusts your speakers’ output for your room. It needs Audient’s RM1 measurement microphone, which comes with the plus models and costs £39.99 separately. There are also onboard effects and saturation tools. Guitarists recording direct should note that the iD4+ has two JFET instrument inputs.

UK price: £229 for the iD2, £329 for the iD2+ and £499 for the iD4+, with the iD1 to follow at £169 (Audient’s UK prices as reported by MusicRadar; price checked 15 Nov 2026).

Who it’s for: home recordists buying their first proper interface, or anyone with an untreated room who wants monitor correction built in. If your current iD14 or iD44 is doing its job, wait for reviews of RoomTune before upgrading.

Noble Audio Astrid

Noble Audio Astrid wireless earbuds in their open charging case Image: Noble Audio

The Astrid are wireless noise-cancelling earbuds from Noble, a US brand better known for in-ear monitors. What Hi-Fi? reports that each earbud has three drivers: a dynamic driver, a planar driver and a balanced armature. That’s one more than Noble’s Osprey earbuds from earlier this year. They support Bluetooth 6.0 with LDAC and aptX Adaptive, have multipoint, and Noble claims 11 hours of playback, or 40 hours with the case.

UK price: £499, as reported by What Hi-Fi? on 12 November (price checked 15 Nov 2026).

Who it’s for: listeners who use high-resolution codecs on Android and want something more unusual than the big brands. For most people, What Hi-Fi?’s current noise-cancelling favourite, the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen), costs £200 less. Wait for full reviews before spending this much.