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Apple Aiming to Launch Tabletop Robotic Home Device as Soon as 2026

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Re: Apple Aiming to Launch Tabletop Robotic Home Device as Soon as 2026

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Post by yurishimo »

gigatexal wrote: post #2

they're out of ideas ... better to bring back the classics (it's kinda working for Hollywood). Give me the G4 cube but with the M series chips -- it'll work this time. Give me the lampshade Mac, the colorful g3 iMac, etc etc

I would kill for a new dedicated iPod with a scroll wheel. I know you can buy them from specialty stores but it would be nice to have access to streaming through my phone.

Re: Apple Aiming to Launch Tabletop Robotic Home Device as Soon as 2026

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Post by ahmeneeroe-v2 »

I love the idea of household devices. Not "smart home" devices, but devices which can be used by the everyone in the home, preferably as a group, but even by just an individual in a public space.

Phones/tablets are so insulating, in a way that a household-device is not. Consider the difference between watching YouTube on your phone vs watching a show with the family. Or playing a video game alone vs a multiplayer Nintendo Switch game with your kids.

My middle-school daughter's 2012 iMac recently needed replacement and I was considering a MacBook Air or iPad with keyboard case, but finally decided to replace it with a new M3 iMac instead. My reasoning was that if she's doing hours of homework every day I can at least have her around in a shared space rather than out of sight. It also makes me feel better about allowing her on the internet (which I heavily restrict), knowing that she is in a high-traffic area of the house while she is scrolling.

All that to say: this device sounds awesome and I would seriously consider buying one

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