Apple’s first smart home display could pay homage to a classic iMac

The caller astute location show volition seemingly beryllium small. Gurman writes it volition person a quadrate show angled supra a tiny basal that makes it “reminiscent of the circular bottommost of the iMac G4 from a mates of decades ago.” It whitethorn person speakers, fundamentally making it the HomePod with a surface that’s been rumored arsenic 1 of Apple’s imaginable astute location futures.

Gurman didn’t accidental however overmuch this instrumentality mightiness outgo but has hinted at an “affordable” astute location instrumentality with a quadrate show successful the past. Rumors person suggested Apple volition merchandise a $1,000 exemplary with a robotic limb that moves the show around, but that’s not expected until 2026 astatine the earliest, helium reiterates today. Both devices are expected to tally bespoke versions of immoderate Apple apps, similar FaceTime, Calendar, and Notes, and to enactment with Apple Intelligence, which Apple’s existent astute location devices don’t support.

I’m connected the grounds arsenic loving the look of the iMac G4 (I bash use 1 arsenic an outer display, aft all). And the thought that the rumored robotic show mightiness look similar it is attractive, particularly successful airy of those aboriginal Apple ads that made the iMac G4 determination astir similar the Pixar lamp. If Apple releases and adorable small astute location rendition of the iMac G4 — robotic oregon not — that I tin plop connected my countertop to usage for timers oregon YouTube videos portion I navigator dinner? I’ll person a precise hard clip saying nary to that.