Apple has a brand new Home product—potentially called ‘HomePad’ or ‘HomePod Touch’—that’s reportedly launching this spring. And out of the many products Apple has coming in the next few months, HomePad is easily the one I want most.
My journey toward expanding my Apple Home setup
I recently moved out of a small New York City apartment and into a house in the suburbs.
A growing family and rising city prices were two big factors in the change. But that’s a story for another time.
Now that I’m in a house where I hope to stay for a long time, I’ve been very interested in upping my smart home game. I’m planning to expand the lineup of Apple Home-compatible accessories I’m using, and am excited to see if the rumored Apple-made security camera and video doorbell come to fruition.
However, there’s one Home product I want more than anything else: a ‘HomePad.’
For a quick refresher, Apple’s HomePad is expected to feature a 7-inch square display, support the new Siri and Apple Intelligence, run homeOS and Apple-made apps, have a built-in camera, and more.
The long-rumored HomePod with a screen was first detailed in depth by Mark Gurman back in November 2024. I wrote at the time that it sounded like exactly what I wanted in a home device.
That hasn’t changed. And since moving, I now keep thinking of more and more reasons why I want the HomePad.
How I plan to use the new ‘HomePad’ in my everyday life
... continue reading