Apple HomePod TV? Apple is working on a new model
Renowned Apple analyst Mark Gurman tells us that Apple is merging two products. It would be the HomePod and the Apple TV. In this article you can read everything about this combi device.
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HomePod and Apple TV: the golden combination?
Mark Gurman, journalist from Bloomberg One reliable source for all Apple news, tells us in his newsletter, ‘Power On’, often interesting scoops† The latest email states that Apple is working on a combination between the HomePod (mini) and the Apple TV.
In addition, Apple would like to add a FaceTime camera. If this is true, this new ‘Apple HomePod TV’ will become the new multimedia device from the Cupertino company.
‘No more regular HomePods in the future’
In addition to this news, Gurman reports something that we actually already knew: there will be “almost certainly” no second “regular” HomePod. The fusion of the Apple TV and the HomePod should serve as the center of the home.
The HomePod minis, which are now officially for sale in the Netherlands, should be spread over the rest of the house in the new setup, while the HomePod TV becomes the central hub in your living room.
HomePod TV is the answer to Google Nest Hub
It’s not the first time we’ve seen this news. We heard rumors about this hybrid device a year ago. It should be Apple’s answer to Google’s Nest Hub. It has a built-in screen and a speaker. You can hear music, see videos and open other apps at the touch of a button.
The device is still in the ‘early development phase’, but Apple has plenty of competitors to compete with and match. But Apple wouldn’t be Apple if it didn’t want to outshine the competition.
If we are really allowed to speculate, this device could also take the form of a razor-sharp television. In any case, it seems more and more that we will find the Apple TV and the HomePod in one device.
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