Apple reportedly planning an Apple TV combined with a HomePod
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What you need to know Bloomberg reports that Apple is working on a new Apple TV with an integrated speaker and camera. The device would allow FaceTime calls to be made via a connected TV. `If launched, it would represent Apple`s most ambitious smart-home hardware offering to date.` Apple is reportedly working on building a new Apple TV that not only has elements of a HomePod built in, but also includes a FaceTime camera for making video calls using a connected TV. The device, says Bloomberg, would `represent Apple`s most ambitious smart-home hardware offering to date.` In terms of functionality, the report says the device would function like an Apple TV in terms of streaming content and playing games, but with a built-in speaker similar to a HomePod. The inclusion of a camera would also bring FaceTime to the big screen for the first time, too. The company is working on a product that would combine an Apple TV set-top box with a HomePod speaker and include a camera for video...