Apple Is Reportedly Ready to Release Its Smarter Home Hub in 2 Weeks - CNET
Apple’s HomePod and Apple TV might finally be getting a smart-home sibling in a couple of weeks, and it could look a lot like the company’s friendly iMac G4 design, with a round base and screen mounted on an articulating arm.
In his latest Power On newsletter, which has a track record of accurately reporting internally sourced news, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says Apple plans to announce a new AI-powered smart-home hub on Oct. 13. The device will feature advanced Siri capabilities and use voice and facial recognition to automatically identify different family members.
Alongside the new device, the HomePod mini and Apple TV set-top box are also getting upgrades, with newer processors to handle Siri AI requests and more colors for the small speaker, including pink and green.
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According to Gurman, the hub’s prominent feature will be a 6-inch rounded-corner screen with a FaceTime camera that...
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