In line with analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple might be working on a brand new HomePod system that will function a built-in show for 2024. The rumor appears to be based mostly on third-party provide chain firms, similar to Tianma, a Chinese language show producer.
This new product within the HomePod lineup would look utterly totally different from current HomePods as it could function a 7-inch show. In different phrases, it could appear to be a speaker with a small pill (or a small pill with a speaker) just like the Amazon Echo Show or Google’s Nest Hub.
Kuo believes that Apple is in the midst of revamping its good residence technique with new units and options. Along with the HomePod Mini, Apple just lately launched a new premium HomePod with a well-recognized look. It appears just like the mannequin that debuted in 2018 however with model new inner parts.
There’s a cause why Apple is focusing extra on the good residence. Matter, a brand new good residence customary, is meant to unify good residence units — and Apple is among the launch companions. The brand new HomePod helps Thread, the Matter-backed wi-fi protocol particularly designed for IoT units.
“The brand new Matter good residence connectivity customary offers customers extra selection and interoperability to attach all kinds of good residence equipment throughout totally different ecosystems,” Apple’s vp, {Hardware} Engineering and Operations Matthew Costello told TechCrunch’s Brian Heater final month. “With help for Thread, the brand new HomePod can function a border router and securely allow communications to Thread-based equipment situated all through the house.”
Apple can be the corporate behind the iPad. Including a touchscreen show to a sensible speaker would make sense for the corporate as many individuals already use and like their iPad. It will be a well-recognized interface and will additionally probably run some fashionable iPad apps out of the field.
In January, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman stated that Apple has additionally been engaged on a sensible show that might be used to regulate your good residence. Primarily, it could be a low-end iPad that you may mount on a wall to regulate your lights, thermostat and extra.
It’s unclear whether or not Ming-Chi Kuo are speaking about the identical system or not. This good residence pill might carry the HomePod model, or Apple might be engaged on two separate units — a wall-mounted pill and a countertop HomePod with a pill.
