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Five futures for Apple’s HomeScreenPod
Apple’s rumored smart display: everything we know.
Then, last week 9to5Mac found details in the tvOS 18 developer beta 3 about a new interface called PlasterBoard that is touchscreen-ready and has a lock screen — two things an Apple TV doesn’t need. Kuo says a HomePod with a seven-inch screen is in the works, and combined with the rumor that Apple engineers have been running tvOS on a modified iPad Mini, many signs point this way. A tablet needs to stay in one place if it’s being relied upon to control things like lights and locks or view live camera feeds, and robotic smart displays take up a lot of room — they need a surprising amount of space to rotate.
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