Apple is working on a handful of smart home devices, but the one we are excited about is its hybrid device between an iPad and a HomePod. The device was previously reported to feature a robotic arm with a display mounted on top and a HomePod on the bottom. A prominent analyst has now shared additional details on the device, suggesting that the smart home display will resemble the company’s iconic iMac G4 in terms of design.
Apple will launch its smart home display resembling the iMac G4 next year
Gurman claims in his latest Power On newsletter that Apple plans to launch its smart home display next year, but the exact time frame has not been mentioned at the moment. The device is reported to feature a hemispherical base with a small square display on top attached via a robotic arm. The display will be mounted at an angle, which we suspect will be adjustable according to a user’s preference. Altogether, the design of the rumored smart home device resembles Apple’s iMac G4, which was launched almost 20 years ago.
The analyst claims that the device will be smaller than what we have speculated previously, and we believe that the size will be somewhere around the size of the bigger HomePod. The display will be square, indicating that it will not be an iPad-like screen. According to Gurman, the overall form factor is about “the size of two iPhones side by side.”
There is a reason why the company wants to keep the size as small as two iPhones, and that is to save up on production costs and, ultimately, the price. The lower price would allow users to buy…
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