In addition to the Apple TV update, the company would be working on a touch screen with a built-in smart speaker.
Many have been waiting for an Apple TV update for a long time and, according to Mark Gurman, the Cupertino company is already working on it. The new device would arrive with an integrated smart speaker and a camera. This would be like having a HomePod and a FaceTime camera on the same multimedia system.
In essence, the device would be an Apple TV. You could download applications and games, watch streaming content, and so on. The user experience would be enriched thanks to the integrated hardware.
The truth is that recently, the company led by Tim Cook surprised us with the news that it was going to discontinue the HomePod. In this way, the HomePod mini was left in the catalog, a highly valued option, with a lower price, but also with fewer features.
As for the Apple TV renewal, rumors indicate that it could arrive sometime in 2021. If so, we may not yet see the integrated HomePod or Face Time, as this product, according to the aforementioned medium, is in an early development phase.
If the idea is a bit strange to you, it is because you have not yet seen the similar products offered by other manufacturers. The Roku Streambar and Amazon Fire TV Cube have an intelligent speaker Alexa. In addition, they have active listening microphones that allow listening to the user's requests at all times.
But if this is not enough, remember that a rumor emerged last month that Apple was working on speakers with screens. Does that sound like Google Nest? Reports released today indicate that the company would also include a FaceTime camera in this device.
Apple to launch new iPad Pro with Mini-LED in April, despite chip shortage
During the last weeks, we have told you how the shortage of chips has affected different players in the technology industry, including Apple. Nikkei reports indicated that the blow would be such that the Cupertino company would have to delay production of the iPad and MacBook it currently offers.
At the same time, rumors continue that Apple could launch an iPad Pro with a Mini-LED screen in the first half of this year. Surprisingly, a Bloomberg report states that the US company would also launch its new tablets, despite the fact that the supply of components for Mini-LED screens is one of those affected.
The documentation indicates that Apple has managed to control its production process of the new iPad Pro Mini-LED that would arrive to replace the current version with 12.9-inch LCD screens. Bloomberg says the next-generation iPad Pro is still on track to be announced: "in the second half of April."
The company's new professional device would also come with a new camera, Thunderbolt connection through the USB-C port, and, possibly, a new processor based on the Apple Silicon M1.
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