Apple Preparing Massive Smart Home Push With New AI Hub And Apple TV

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Apple has been trailing in the smart home space, but according to Bloomberg’s Marc Gurman the company is ready to make a serious push with a slate of new devices powered by the newly revamped Siri. The lynchpin of this effort will be an AI infused home hub that’ll be sporting a design reminiscent of one of the most beloved Macs. The Apple TV will have a role to play, too, and will get its first refresh since 2022.

Classic Mac fans are in for a treat when the company takes the wraps off the new home hub. It’ll have a 6-inch display with rounded edges, be about as thin as an iPhone, come in the usual aluminum gray finish, and will be affixed to a dome that houses built-in speakers. If that sounds familiar, it’s because the design will be “reminiscent of the famous iMac G4 from 2002.”...

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