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Apple's 2026 Home Hub Could Cost $350
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This is so well to do people can be tracked and surveilled in their own homes by a company that would never let anyone else access that data. They could at least lure people to use it by also making it a home security device. They are more successful when they make devices that have more than one use, because the price is usually 3 times higher than it should be anyway.
Ill just put my ipad mini 7 on a tablet stand when the time comes, and boom i got a home hub.
Seriously, I don't see how this would compensate for the amount of hardware coming out of China...
It will if you want the $150 base or the $150 wall mount and the $100 storage upgrade to 256GB…. =$600. You know this is Apple, right? The same outfit that charges you $400 extra to make your $1599 monitor go up and down a few inches?
Apple has a bad habit of discontinuing high-price niche products after a few years.
Mark my words, they'll use the poor sales of this as an excuse to kill it before the end of the decade.
Mark my words, they'll use the poor sales of this as an excuse to kill it before the end of the decade.
Why do I need this when I should be able to the same things using my iPhone, MacBook or iPad?
Apple doesn't allow those to serve as a Home Hub.
Me: Hey Siri, play Livin' on a Prayer by Bon Jovi.
Siri: Okay, now playing Livin' la Vida Loca by Ricky Martin.
Siri: Okay, now playing Livin' la Vida Loca by Ricky Martin.
I’m team de-smart home. Appliances, cameras, doorbells, etc all being one update away from bricking or pay walling you which some do already. Then when the tech gets “upgraded” you gotta buy a new one making expensive items disposable after a few years. Now companies will only build stuff to last the same amount of years before failing all while charging you more for less and stealing your data.
Still boggles my mind how many people have cameras inside their home. Why on earth do you record your living room 24/7?
Still boggles my mind how many people have cameras inside their home. Why on earth do you record your living room 24/7?
iPads used to be able to act as a Home Hub, until somewhat recently, so this potential new product seems a bit forced when the iPad could have had added functionality pointed to it as is.
As long as they don't remove the ability for an AppleTV or HomePod to act as a home hub (for HomeKit) I guess I don't care if this device becomes available to buy.
As long as they don't remove the ability for an AppleTV or HomePod to act as a home hub (for HomeKit) I guess I don't care if this device becomes available to buy.
Big “it’s just a big iPod touch” vibes in here.
I’m not saying this product will or will not be successful. But it is funny seeing people saying this is just an iPad on a stand, when people were making the same kinds of comments about the iPad in 2010.
I’m not saying this product will or will not be successful. But it is funny seeing people saying this is just an iPad on a stand, when people were making the same kinds of comments about the iPad in 2010.
So... Still waiting for Siri to show up to the table... Not holding my breath.
...and I say that as a former employee and early retiree having been made quite comfortable with my stock options and later investments.
Siri and AI will make or break the future of Apple, and that inflection point is coming a LOT sooner than a lot of people imagine.
I guarantee there are a lot of people sweating this in Cupertino. In the old days, Steve would drop the hammer on the team and squeeze it out of them. I dont think the current management has it in them to do that, nor does the current atmosphere provide that kind of cover. And I question the ingenuity of the AI team as a whole...anything in there for the ghost of Steve to squeeze out?
I sold half (and that's a lot) of my AAPL holdings over the last month. We may have peaked, folks. Unless Apple wants to become a pure services company, there is only so much headroom and runway on current hardware and integration. VR is this decade's 3-D TV. I don't care if my phone folds or not if the screen is filled with K-Pop stylizing and my cell connection is unreliable. And, I'll say it out loud - the new iOS is an absolute joke, nothing more than a collection of gimmicks and flash, with no grounding in usability or performance.
You can place your bets on Siri actually graduating from AI Kindergarten. I'm hedging mine. With the exception of the M-series processors and Ted Lasso, Apple hasn't innovated anything of note in the last decade.
Twenty five years ago, AAPL wanted to change the world. Now, they simply want to fleece it.
...and I say that as a former employee and early retiree having been made quite comfortable with my stock options and later investments.
Siri and AI will make or break the future of Apple, and that inflection point is coming a LOT sooner than a lot of people imagine.
I guarantee there are a lot of people sweating this in Cupertino. In the old days, Steve would drop the hammer on the team and squeeze it out of them. I dont think the current management has it in them to do that, nor does the current atmosphere provide that kind of cover. And I question the ingenuity of the AI team as a whole...anything in there for the ghost of Steve to squeeze out?
I sold half (and that's a lot) of my AAPL holdings over the last month. We may have peaked, folks. Unless Apple wants to become a pure services company, there is only so much headroom and runway on current hardware and integration. VR is this decade's 3-D TV. I don't care if my phone folds or not if the screen is filled with K-Pop stylizing and my cell connection is unreliable. And, I'll say it out loud - the new iOS is an absolute joke, nothing more than a collection of gimmicks and flash, with no grounding in usability or performance.
You can place your bets on Siri actually graduating from AI Kindergarten. I'm hedging mine. With the exception of the M-series processors and Ted Lasso, Apple hasn't innovated anything of note in the last decade.
Twenty five years ago, AAPL wanted to change the world. Now, they simply want to fleece it.
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Disagree. I’m very much waiting for them to enter the market. I’m currently using Google Nest with a Starling Hub to get them into HomeKit. I will drop them all as soon as Apple gets onboard.
They all want to fleece it. Hence the AI Ponzi scheme. There is no way they are going to make back the ROI any company has spent on AI.
This price makes sense. It can't be much more expensive than an iPad.
I'm looking forward to it. If it has a USB-C 2.0 port for more than just power, I can connect it to my hi-fi and play Apple Music. With the Apple TV, I always need a TV and a remote. Besides, Siri isn't that good on the Apple TV yet. And it is not Hi-Res, only Lossless.
And an iPad is a bit of a makeshift solution. But with the A16 version, it may be a viable solution. We'll see.
I'm looking forward to it. If it has a USB-C 2.0 port for more than just power, I can connect it to my hi-fi and play Apple Music. With the Apple TV, I always need a TV and a remote. Besides, Siri isn't that good on the Apple TV yet. And it is not Hi-Res, only Lossless.
And an iPad is a bit of a makeshift solution. But with the A16 version, it may be a viable solution. We'll see.
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