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Alan Martin

Apple’s first smart screen could still launch this year — but you’ll have to wait for the robotic version

HomePod with display concept render.

Last October, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman wrote that Apple was planning two distinct smart screens to stake a bigger claim in the connected-home market. Now, in the Q&A section of his latest edition of his Power On newsletter, Gurman has provided an update.

The good news is that the devices are a “major priority” for Apple as “part of its scramble to make AI-centric devices”. The bad news is that the company’s ongoing issues with Siri development have caused problems that will likely delay the more interesting model with its robotic arm, and possibly see some features being stripped out of the basic version, too.

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