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‘HomePad’ to launch next month with these new features: report
Apple’s long-awaited home hub device, often called ‘HomePad,’ is now expected to launch in October. Here’s what’s coming per the latest Bloomberg report.
Mark Gurman at Bloomberg wrote yesterday that Apple’s rumored AI-driven home hub with a screen ”is finally set to be introduced as early as next month.”
The device is poised to expand Apple’s home product offerings beyond Apple TV and HomePod. And now that Siri AI has arrived, the ‘HomePad’ is expected to follow very soon.
Here’s what Gurman says to expect from the brand new product:
Siri is said to be “the killer feature.” Gurman explains:
Apple imagines people using Siri on the home hub to look up information across their devices and accounts. They could ask it to play a podcast or song someone sent them a while ago, find a particular image to display, or carry out more precise tasks in apps like Notes, Reminders and Calendar. The Siri AI app will also let them conduct more complex searches within an Apple interface.
We’re expecting the HomePad to launch alongside new Apple TV 4K and HomePod mini devices in October, all with Siri AI as a major focus.
Are you planning to buy any of Apple’s rumored Home products in October? Let us know in the comments.
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