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New Apple TV could include a camera and gesture controls

The next Apple TV will reportedly add a camera for FaceTime and video calling

In his Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said the camera would also support “gesture-based controls”, akin to something like Microsoft’s now-defunct Kinect. The Apple TV camera would likely add this functionality, but we could see additional gestures for navigating the home screen or controlling media playback. Gurman says the revamped Apple TV set-top box will “work seamlessly with both the iPhone and Vision Pro ”, but it’s unclear how the devices will communicate exactly.

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