Apple Inc. versatile new device in early development could watch everything you do, allow third party monitors to gaze into your home. “The company is working on a product that would combine an Apple TV set-top box with a HomePod speaker and include a camera for video [monitoring] through a connected TV and other smart-home functions, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified discussing internal matters. The device’s other capabilities would include standard Apple TV box functions like watching video. Apple’s HomeKit software — which lets third-party devices be controlled by iPhones, iPads and HomePods via an app or Siri — supports fewer products than rival systems from Amazon and Google. New Apple devices won’t change that alone, but could give both Apple and potential partners new reasons to invest in the larger Apple smart-home ecosystem… (READ MORE)

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