Apple is creating new good residence merchandise in an effort to develop its footprint within the good residence market, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. 

The brand new merchandise will vary from a speedier Apple TV set prime field to a good show pill that may management thermostats and lights, present video and deal with FaceTime chats, and will be mounted on the wall, in response to individuals aware of the product plans, the report mentioned. The growth of Apple’s residence lineup will assist it compete within the good residence market at present dominated by Amazon and Google. 

Apple additionally rolled out its new HomePod speaker on Wednesday, which retails for $299 and consists of good residence options like temperature and humidity sensors and the power to inform you if it hears a smoke or carbon monoxide alarm. The tech firm additionally redesigned its House app in the summertime to help the favored good residence protocol Matter, which permits merchandise from completely different manufacturers to work collectively.  

However Apple followers must wait awhile to attempt the corporate’s upcoming good residence merchandise, as insiders informed Bloomberg that the merchandise would launch subsequent 12 months “on the earliest.”

Apple did not instantly reply to a request for remark.