A brand new House Hub system might mix points of HomePod and iPad
Apple’s rumored Frankenstein-like House Hub with the physique of a HomePod, neck of a robotic, and iPad head might have a extra sq. show based on a brand new rumor.
This internally labeled “HomeAccessory,” codenamed J490, will likely be powered by an A18 processor and have a square-ish show. The small print come from an nameless supply chatting with 9to5Mac.
The brand new system would assist Apple Intelligence, acknowledge customers through the digital camera, and reply to gestures. It has been pitched as a hybrid product combining the usefulness of HomePod and iPad powered by a extra clever Siri.
Like competing choices, prospects would place the product in a typical house just like the kitchen to make use of it as a wise show. It might present recipes, play a TV present, or make a FaceTime name and be managed with voice, contact, or hand gestures.
The rumored House Hub system would value round $1,000, however that is the estimate for the robotic arm possibility. Apple might additionally provide a model with a static show at a extra affordable value.
There isn’t any indication of if or when Apple would announce the robotic House Hub. It’s doubtless a 2025 or later system.