The iPad-like device, which will reportedly be available as soon as next March, has a six-inch display with thick edges, a built-in camera, a rechargeable battery, and speakers, according to Gurman. The plan is to have Siri and Apple Intelligence voice control support as well.

Apple is reportedly developing a wall-mounted display designed to control smart home products directly within the household. The device, code-named J490, is expected to support video calls; manage smart home appliances,

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that Apple is working on a wall-mounted touchscreen to serve as a smart home command center.

As reported by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is looking to launch a new “wall-mounted display that can control appliances, handle videoconferencing and use AI to navigate apps.” The device, which Gurman says could arrive as early as March, is “a priority” for Tim Cook, who is pushing to get it to market after more than three years of development.

We've been told that 2025 is the year of Apple smart home, and following on from yesterday's news of an Apple security camera, a new report sheds light on the much-rumoured Apple home hub. It seems that the rumoured iPad-style hub and the HomePod with a display could be slightly different versions of the same device.

Apple is reportedly working on a smart display that uses on Siri and Apple Intelligence to help control your smart home.

Apple's smart home strategy will ramp up by 2025. However, the rumored new products feel very similar to what we already have today.

This description sounds a lot like the Google Home Hub, which came out in 2018, or the Echo Show, which is already up to its eighth iteration. If Apple wants to be a serious competitor in this smart home space,

After months of speculation, juicy details—albeit rumored—about Apple's first home device finally come to light.