Apple Home Hub smart speaker with a display is coming this year, here are its features | Infinium-tech

According to a new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is planning to release the Home Hub as early as October and early next year. Unsurprisingly, the new Siri AI will be its main selling point.

The device is basically a HomePod-like smart speaker with a 7-inch display. It will reportedly run an entirely new operating system based on Apple’s tvOS, with an interface that will be a mix of tvOS, watchOS, and iOS.

It will have a grid of icons, widgets and apps and will also have customizable watch faces. Apple fully expects people to buy more than one and place them in rooms around the house. The Home Hub will be available in tabletop and wall-mounted versions.

The Home Hub will have built-in cameras and facial recognition, which will be able to identify who is talking to it and show personal information. As you approach or move away from the device, the size of the UI elements will change accordingly.

The Home Hub will support FaceTime video calls, home security monitoring, and it will also come with an intercom system for homes with multiple units. In the future, an upgraded version of the Home Hub will have a 9-inch display and a robotic arm that will allow it to move its screen around and capture more people or objects in a FaceTime call.

Today’s report also claims that Apple is still working on an in-home security camera that will compete with Amazon’s Ring products, as well as a new Apple TV set-top box and an improved HomePod mini speaker. The Apple TV and HomePod mini will reportedly be released “this fall.”

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