{"id":98565,"date":"2022-10-16T06:41:10","date_gmt":"2022-10-16T06:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/apple-reportedly-working-on-ipad-docking-accessory\/"},"modified":"2022-10-16T06:41:10","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T06:41:10","slug":"apple-reportedly-working-on-ipad-docking-accessory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/apple-reportedly-working-on-ipad-docking-accessory\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple reportedly working on iPad docking accessory"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>Bloomberg<\/em> journalist Mark Gurman reported on Saturday about new iPad models coming this month, in addition to a new generation of the MacBook Pro expected to be introduced later this year.  However, the journalist also revealed Apple&#8217;s plans to launch a new iPad docking accessory in 2023.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-an-ipad-docking-accessory-for-the-home\">An iPad docking accessory for the home<\/h2>\n<p>In his \u201cPower On\u201d newsletter, Gurman said that Apple wants to push the iPad even further as a home accessory.  Last year, the journalist reported that the company was working on a new product category that combines Apple TV, iPad, and HomePod features in a single device.  The idea would be to create something that could compete with home devices like Amazon Echo Show.<\/p>\n<p>While today&#8217;s <em>Bloomberg<\/em> report claims that Apple is still exploring the idea of \u200b\u200bcombining an iPad with a speaker hub, it also says that the company now has another card up its sleeve to do so.<\/p>\n<p>According to Gurman, Apple has also developed prototypes of an iPad docking accessory that would provide a similar experience, but without the need to create a product that can only stay in one place at home.  Instead, users could simply attach their iPad to the accessory for a home hub experience.  It would work quite similar to Google&#8217;s recently introduced Charging Speaker Dock for the Pixel Tablet.<\/p>\n<p>Since creating entire new products from scratch can take a very long time, the iPad could be the company&#8217;s best bet in \u201cmaking some noise in the smart-home space,\u201d the report adds.  The journalist heard from sources that the new accessory might be introduced \u201cas soon as 2023.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-a-strong-home-strategy-to-compete-with-amazon\">A strong home strategy to compete with Amazon<\/h2>\n<p>Amazon is known for offering different smart home accessories, including a variety of Echo devices with the built-in Alexa virtual assistant.  Apple has Apple TV and the HomePod, which aren&#8217;t exactly a hit.  When it comes to the HomePod, the company has discontinued the original model in favor of the more affordable HomePod mini.<\/p>\n<p>Gurman&#8217;s report notes that Apple is still working on a new HomePod model that is larger than the mini version.  Earlier this year, <em>9to5Mac<\/em> found references to an unreleased HomePod model in the iOS 16 beta code, which corroborates these rumors.<\/p>\n<p>All this combined with the idea of \u200b\u200ba home hub accessory plus the HomeKit and the launch of the Matter standard show that Apple really wants to have a strong home products strategy to compete with Amazon, Google, and other companies.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-disclaimer-container\">\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\"><em>FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.<\/em> more.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<hr\/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Check out 9to5Mac on YouTube for more Apple news:<\/p>\n<p><!-- youtube embed --><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"ast-oembed-container\" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The CHEAPEST way to improve MacBook performance\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sVDs-ZdAz9g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman reported on Saturday about new iPad models coming this month, in addition to a new generation of the MacBook Pro expected to be introduced later this year. However, the journalist also revealed Apple&#8217;s plans to launch a new iPad docking accessory in 2023. 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