Tech Desk 
Sep 28, 2024
Apple has always tailed the likes of Alexa and Google Assistant, but to no avail as it still drags an unappealing feature richness lacking a smart display, like the one on the Echo Show 15 or the Nest Hub.
But a recent leak has gained tremendous attention from both ordinary users and industry experts, suggesting that Apple is working on something called HomeAccessory17,1.
Citing a code unearthed in Apple's backend, Digital Trends claimed that the purported device could be powered by the A18 chip and feature AI-oriented features.
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While the iPhone maker is already, reportedly, ensuring the integration of OpenAI and Siri into its HomeKit, the installation of AI-powered intelligence into a smart home system seems not to fall short of delivering functionality never seen before.
Disguising HomePod, iPad, and AI, Apple's new HomeKit might as well even surpass what you get on Alexa, and come on par with Google Assistant backed by Gemini.
The code contained references pointing to a tvOS version running the HomeAccessory, with details being scarce as to which tvOS version will do the job.
Other speculations assure that, if the latest rumour comes to fruition, the new gadget might bear resemblance to the iPad and HomePod in chimaera form.
