Smart homes are certainly on the agenda today. There are already many HomeKit devices that can be found on the market that can be controlled from the iPhone itself or on any of the devices in the ecosystem. The next step that Apple wants to take in this regard is to integrate the HomePod with the iPad. In this article we will tell you all the details of these new plans that the Cupertino company has.
Homepod + iPad, the future of home automation
Both the HomePod and the iPad are two devices that are already integrated into the daily lives of users with significant sales. Now Apple tries to integrate them in some way. This is what Mark Gurman has reported through a new report in the Bloomberg medium. In this report it announces that Apple is working on including an iPad that connects via a robotic arm to the HomePod itself. In this way, the iPad could always focus on the view of the user who passes around it to be able to manipulate it in a simple way. The main use that could be given is that of video calls.
When any user wants to make a FaceTime, they can move freely through a room that will always have the image of the tablet and the focus of the camera within their visual field. In this way new functions are gained. In addition, the control of all home automation products could also be carried out easily with a visual interface. Right now the HomePod can centralize HomeKit products but its control is done through voice commands. Now a control could also be added at the end through a much more visual interface. Although, this is a long-term plan since according to Bloomberg it would be in a very early stage of its development. To give us an idea, it is called a simple ‘concept’. This means that it can be left in a simple drawer and never see the light.
HomePod with screen, another of Apple’s ideas
This report also recovers an idea that has already been commented on by different rumors. We are referring to an Apple smart speaker that integrates a screen into its own body. This strategy would respond to the fact of countering different teams of the company. Right now we have for example the Amazon Echo Show that has a design like this that we have discussed. In this way you can make video calls and even make different relevant queries.
To give you an idea, having one of these devices in a simple kitchen can help you follow a recipe on video or view any type of multimedia content. This idea is much more plausible since a change could be achieved in the HomePod mini that Apple has opted for after discontinuing the larger model. We will have to wait to see if this product ends up being a reality or if it also remains in a simple drawer.