🚨 Apple AI Smart Home Gambit

NewBits Media
Aug 16
2 min read

Bloomberg just dropped a bombshell: 🍏 Apple is finally making a serious push into the Apple AI smart home space. Between 2026–2027, expect a lineup of four AI-powered devices designed to reshape how we interact with our homes.

Here’s the breakdown:

🤖 Desktop Robot

Think: a personal assistant with personality.

Features a motorized arm and display that tracks your movement and locks onto speakers in the room. Runs on an AI-upgraded Siri, rebuilt from the ground up.

✨ Meet “Bubbles”

Siri is getting a new face — literally.

Apple is testing a personality-driven character (codename: Bubbles), a modern spin on Microsoft’s iconic Clippy.

The goal: make Siri feel more interactive, helpful, and human.

🖥️ Smart Display (Mid-2026)

Expected to launch in mid-2026.

Reports suggest it may run on a new operating system, sometimes referred to internally as “Charismatic” OS.

A central hub for your home: control apps, music, smart devices, and even browse the web. Built for both touch and voice input.

📸 AI Security Cameras

Designed for long-term use.

Reports indicate they could support extended battery life — potentially lasting months between charges.

These cameras go beyond security, with AI routines that can dim lights, adjust temperatures, or play personalized playlists.

🛠️ Under the Hood

Apple engineers are rebuilding Siri from scratch under the codename Linwood.

But there’s a plan B: Apple is reportedly testing Anthropic’s Claude as a backup AI engine, codename Glenwood.

💡 Why the Apple AI Smart Home Push Matters

Apple has been hyping its AI-powered Siri overhaul for years — but so far, it’s mostly smoke, not fire.

The home AI race is accelerating:

Google is beefing up its Nest ecosystem.

Amazon’s Alexa is pivoting hard into AI upgrades.

Jony Ive (yes, Apple’s former design chief) is working with OpenAI on a futuristic device.

⏰ Translation: Apple doesn’t have much time. The company needs a true category-defining product to avoid falling behind.

👀 Bottom line: Apple is betting that AI + personality = the future of the smart home. The question is… will Bubbles be a hit, or another forgotten experiment?

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