A new report suggests that Apple is planning to invest more in the smart home market with a TV box that has a microphone and camera for communication, plus a smart display with Siri.
Apple’s presence in the smart home space has been somewhat less impactful than that of Google or Amazon, but the Cupertino giant may not be ready to give up just yet. According to a new report by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is working two new smart home devices — one being a TV box with a microphone and camera built-in and the other being a smart display. The TV box could be comparable to something like Facebook’s Portal TV, which is also a small TV-connected device with a microphone and camera designed for video chat and meetings.
