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  "textContent": "Apple considered launching a HomePod with a camera and additional sensors years before the upcoming \"HomePad\" device, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports.\n\n\nIn a detailed profile of Apple's hardware engineering chief John Ternus, Gurman revealed that Apple considered adding a camera and a more advanced array of sensors to the original ‌HomePod‌, which was announced in 2017. Ternus apparently believed that the additional capabilities would push up development costs and decided to cancel the features as a result.\n\nTernus was said to be reluctant to invest deeply in smart home devices when the first leading products from Amazon and Google arrived on the market around a decade ago. He subsequently took \"some responsibility\" for Apple falling behind in the smart home category.\n\nNow, Ternus is leading Apple's efforts to re-establish itself in the smart home market with three new products, including an AI-powered smart home hub with facial recognition (J490), a small sensor for managing home security (J450), and a robotic device (J595). The smart home hub, dubbed \"HomePad\" in some reports, is expected to launch in the fall of 2026.\n\nRelated Roundup: HomePod\n\nTags: Bloomberg, John Ternus, Mark Gurman\n\nBuyer's Guide: HomePod (Neutral)\n\n\nThis article, \"Apple Considered Adding a Camera to the HomePod Years Ago\" first appeared on MacRumors.com\n\nDiscuss this article in our forums\n\n",
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