Is Apple Finally Ready to Refresh Its Smart Home Devices, Launch a Home Hub?
Apple’s long-awaited refreshed Siri AI will be at the heart of three new smart home gadgets, according to a new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. One device is a new product category: a smart home hub set to host the improved assistant, plus refreshed versions of Apple TV and the six-year-old HomePod Mini smart speaker.Sources with knowledge of the matter tell Gurman the three new devices are all nearly ready for launch. The hub reportedly uses a 7-inch square display with built-in facial recognition tech to know who's using it, where they are in the room, and tailor what it shows.
- ▪Apple’s long-awaited refreshed Siri AI will be at the heart of three new smart home gadgets, according to a new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
- ▪One device is a new product category: a smart home hub set to host the improved assistant, plus refreshed versions of Apple TV and the six-year-old HomePod Mini smart speaker.Sources with knowledge of the matter tell Gurman the three new de
- ▪The hub reportedly uses a 7-inch square display with built-in facial recognition tech to know who's using it, where they are in the room, and tailor what it shows.
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Apple’s long-awaited refreshed Siri AI will be at the heart of three new smart home gadgets, according to a new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. One device is a new product category: a smart home hub set to host the improved assistant, plus refreshed versions of Apple TV and the six-year-old HomePod Mini smart speaker.Sources with knowledge of the matter tell Gurman the three new devices are all nearly ready for launch. The hub reportedly uses a 7-inch square display with built-in facial recognition tech to know who's using it, where they are in the room, and tailor what it shows.
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