KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 ― Apple quietly introduced a flurry of latest gadgets this week, together with the MacBook Pro, Mac Mini and HomePod. And it’s not executed but — the corporate is seemingly trying to develop its vary of good gadgets past the HomePod and HomePod Mini, taking intention at related merchandise from Google and Amazon.
The primary of those merchandise, in response to Bloomberg analyst Mark Gurman, is a great show that may compete towards the Google Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max and Amazon Echo Present. It should primarily be a dumbed-down iPad with the Dwelling app that may management lights and different good house gadgets, play movies and deal with FaceTime video calls.
Not like the Nest Hub, which is connected to a speaker on the backside and is designed to be positioned on a horizontal floor, Apple’s model can reportedly be mounted on a wall or elsewhere utilizing magnetic fasteners. Cupertino can also be mentioned to be entertaining the opportunity of making bigger shows, in addition to a stand for iPads meant for use at house.
Different new merchandise embody a revamped Apple TV, which was final up to date in October. Set to be launched within the first half of 2024, it’s going to include a sooner chip however continues to be unlikely to help 8K streaming. Sadly, it’s going to nonetheless have the identical design as earlier than and can most likely be simply as costly— precisely the identical points Dzamira identified in her review of the latest model.
An upgraded model of the Apple TV — one which apparently incorporates a speaker and a FaceTime digital camera — continues to be in improvement. Nevertheless, the venture has run into points that has delayed its launch, initially slated for later this 12 months. The identical is true with the good shows, which gained’t be launched till subsequent 12 months on the earliest.
Having a spread of good gadgets is nice and all, nevertheless it doesn’t tackle Apple’s greatest flaw on this area, and that’s Siri, which nonetheless lags behind the Google Assistant by way of voice recognition and the implementation of sure features. Fortunately, there are modifications coming, however there aren’t any particulars as to what can be improved, nor a timeline for his or her introduction. ― SoyaCincau