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Apple’s first smart display needs to make the smart home just work
Can Apple’s new smart display solve the problem of smart home control?
It turns out that stuffing a smart home control panel, video calling device, camera surveillance system, digital photo frame, calendar, alarm clock, and even a kitchen TV into an underpowered, underprogrammed touchscreen stuck on a voice-activated speaker has not been a huge success. Gurman reports that the HomePad’s hardware is designed around App Intents, “a system that lets AI precisely control applications and tasks,” and will “bring Siri and Apple Intelligence to life in a way that hasn’t happened before.” Apple has a history of a tortoise and hare approach to emerging categories, taking its time, “borrowing” ideas from successful products, and then adding its layer of innovation on top to seal the deal.
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