Apple Will Launch A New 'Command Center' Home Device In March With Apple Intelligence Integration, As It Steps Into The Home Industry (wccftech.com)
from Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world to apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world on 14 Nov 2024 06:09
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aeronmelon@lemmy.world on 14 Nov 2024 06:31 next collapse

An… iPad?

Nikls94@lemmy.world on 14 Nov 2024 06:46 next collapse

Maybe something closer to a

Landl iNePad

acosmichippo@lemmy.world on 14 Nov 2024 12:16 collapse

well it’s a six inch display so presumably it’ll be a lot cheaper. maybe designed with an always-on display. And the UI optimized for home oriented stuff. could be interesting.

aeronmelon@lemmy.world on 15 Nov 2024 10:46 collapse

If it’s a super cheap quasiPad with good software, then it makes sense. If it’s something I can emulate at about 90% with a used iPhone XR and the Home app then it’s completely redundant.

AusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.world on 14 Nov 2024 08:26 next collapse

Unless priced extremely cheap, or Apple plays the walled garden game with peripherals and/or restricts current device capabilities, it is unclear what this device offers more than what iPad or iPhone already does for managing home devices.

narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee on 14 Nov 2024 09:10 next collapse

I’d rather have properly working accessories that connect using Thread (not Wi-Fi) to one another and work without requiring a separate app. Currently almost every manufacturer requires their own proprietary bridge or they want to connect directly to Wi-Fi.

Give me a button/switch, climate sensors (Eve Room comes to mind as it has Thread but it’s a PitA in some other ways), thermostats that can adjust based on an external climate sensor, lightbulbs etc.

Apple TVs and HomePods already work fine as a “Home hub”, I don’t need a separate, central display.

paraphrand@lemmy.world on 14 Nov 2024 09:33 next collapse

Depending on hardware and price point, this might end up being an interesting device to modify/jailbreak.

ClassifiedPancake@discuss.tchncs.de on 14 Nov 2024 10:24 collapse

Just improve the Home app please. It’s still on Matter 1.1.