The Verge has a new report on upcoming Apple Home products, including a smart screen, a new Apple TV 4K, and HomePod updates. Unsurprisingly, the main source is Mark Gurman, the king of Apple leaks.
According to Gurman, the J490 smart home display / HomePad is waiting for Apple to finish work on its chatbot-style AI update for Siri.
That was supposed to be ready by now, but it is now predicted to arrive later this year, along with the iPhone 18 Pro plus 2027 updates for iOS, macOS, and all the rest. He describes a silver aluminum-cased device with a 7-inch screen and USB-C power port running a version of tvOS 27, while new versions of the HomePod speaker and Apple TV 4K box are also waiting in the wings for that Siri update.
Surprise, surprise, they’re all being held up by Apple’s long-promised AI Siri overhaul. A year ago, I would have been thrilled at the prospect of a smart Home Screen from Apple. Fast forward to today, and I’ve barely talked to Siri in months, preferring to lean on my OpenClaw assistant. My home automation has been migrating from Apple Home to Home Assistant, and my personal MacBook Pro is running Asahi Linux.
My attachment to the Apple ecosystem is waning by the day, and I doubt that will change until there is a change at the top. The Tim Cook era at Apple has been fantastic for the stock price, but it’s time for new blood to reinvigorate the company and its commitment to innovation.
I am still interested in a new Apple TV 4K. The market badly needs a premium streaming box, and the alternatives are not particularly exciting.
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"text": "512 Pixels\n More on Lil Finder Guy - 512 Pixels\n \n Basic Apple Guy: All I know about Lil Finder Guy is that it\u2019s freakin\u2019 adorable, assuming it means me no harm. And...",
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Coming up for the next few weeks, the Dan Allosso Book Club will focus on Harari, Yuval Noah. Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI. New York: Random House, 2024.
The first session will be on Saturday, March 14, 2026, and will recur weekly from 8:00 AM – 10:00 Pacific. Our meetings are welcoming and casual conversations over Zoom with the optional beverage of your choice. We’ll cover chapters 1-4 in Part I in the first meeting.
To join and get access to the Zoom links and the shared Obsidian vault we use for notes and community communication, ping Dan Allosso with your email address.
Happy reading!
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Sad to hear the news that Sony will stop releasing its titles on PC, in spite of the huge success of popular hits like Horizon and Spider-Man. These are some of my favorite games to play on my PC, especially the Horizon and Uncharted sequels. I understand the desire to push their own hardware, but I generally think that this is a poor decision. The best justification I have seen comes from Steam Deck HQ, who point out that the shakeup at Xbox may be to blame:
[It is an] image issue for Sony, with the next Xbox console rumored to be running Windows, meaning future Xbox consoles could play PlayStation games if they were to release on PC.
Unfortunately, the logic here is reasonable, though I think Sony is leaving money on the table.
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Great opening race. Happy with the pace of the Ferraris! Lewis looks like his old self. Not the best strategy, but I don’t think they had the pace to beat the Mercs anyway. The battle in the first 8-10 laps between Charles and George was epic! #F1 #ForzaFerrari
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"text": "Happy final Daylight Savings Time Eve to all our friends in British Columbia! I hope we can join you on the other side soon!"
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I can’t tell if I’m happy because the picture on the new projector is so phenomenal or because I’m watching Max Verstappen drive into a wall. I’ll say a bit of both 😂 #F1
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Since getting my AWOL Vision projector for my home theater a few years back, I’ve joined their “community showroom” program, and regularly host prospects. Just received the brand new Aetherion Max, and am excited to set it up!
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Alright, locked in with three F1 fantasy teams in our family league. I tend to suck at remembering to make changes and updates over the course of the season, but we shall see if I remember this time around!
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I'm setting up a temporary laptop for my next trip and it's shocking how much faster the cross-device passkey flow is compared to looking up and hand typing my long 1Password passwords
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Steam Deck HQ
Sony Reportedly Ending 1st-Party PC Releases - Steam Deck HQ
Sony is reportedly ceasing development of its 1st-party games on the PC platform, with the exception of live service titles.
The Dresden Files, Book 18 - Twelve Months
