The well connected Mark Gurman from Bloomberg has some interesting word about two future Apple products that could facilitate the company make more of an impact in the TV streaming twist and bright loudspeaker system markets .

According to a 12 April 2021 Bloombergreport , there are two exciting novel product currently being developed by Apple .

Read HomePod with a cover and Apple ’s Home Hub / smart video display design .

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The first ware will fuse the HomePod and Apple TV with a camera that could be used for video conferencing via the idiot box screen .

A second product – a mellow - final stage speaker with a touch screen – will combine an iPad with a HomePod talker and a photographic camera go up on a robotic arm that could conform to the user around the room during a video chat .

Launch date

If you were hope that this could be thenew Apple TV expected to be launching soonthen prepare to be disappointed . The Bloomberg account indicates that these projects are presently in the conception degree and it could be a few more year before they become a world . Read our round up ofHomePod with cover bruit .

The competition

These new products – if they ever make it past the prototype stage – could help Apple compete with the likes of Google and Amazon in these markets . Here ’s a run down of some of the competition and what they are doing :

Roku Streambar combine a speaker with a Roku role player for £ 129.99/$129.99.Buy one here .

Amazon Fire TV Cube combines an Alexa - power smart speaker with a TV cyclosis corner . It cost £ 109.99/$119.Buy one here ( UK)andhere ( US ) .

Echo Show

Echo Show combines a exhibit with Amazon ’s speaker . The new modeling ( Echo Show 10 ) features a screen that move automatically so you may always see it . Echo Show 10 costs £ 239.99/$249.99.Buy one here ( UK)andhere ( US ) .

Facebook ’s Portal ( £ 169/$179 ) has a screen and camera for video calling and Alexa built in . There ’s also a variant that plug into a TV sieve ( £ 149/$158).Buy them here .