Five futures for Apple’s HomeScreenPod

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July 16, 2024, 5:00 PM

• •Apple is working on a smart display with a touchscreen, a dedicated Apple Home control panel, a smarter Siri, and the chops to be an Apple Home hub supporting Thread and Matter.
• •Apple could release a new Home-focused device as soon as this fall when tvOS 18 launches to the public.
• •Apple is developing a low-end iPad just for the home, a HomePad perhaps? This could be similar to Amazon’s Echo Hub — a tablet-style device that can be mounted to the wall or propped on a table for controlling smart home devices, viewing camera feeds, and making video calls.
• •Apple is working on a product that combines the Apple TV, a HomePod, and a FaceTime camera into a single device

Apple is working on a smart display with a touchscreen display, a dedicated Apple Home control panel, a smarter Siri, and the chops to be an Apple Home hub supporting Thread and Matter. It could look like an Echo Show 8 or Google Nest Hub Max, where the screen is embedded in the speaker. Or it could resemble the Echo Show 10 — with a touchscreen on a motorized arm.

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