Welcome to the Tech Meme Right Home for Monday, December 23rd, 2024. I'm Brian McCullough today.

How about a ring doorbell, but from Apple? How about meta-ray bands but crossed with Google Glass?

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has not only survived the internet era, but is actually thriving. Here's what you miss today in the world of

tech. Mark German, Apple Scoop Mondays do not recognize holiday weeks. Mark says Apple is working on a smart

doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party

smart locks. Again, as Mark says, since the car project was canceled, Apple intelligences, shall we say, in its early stages,

this is all part of Apple turning to the smart home to try to juice some sort of revenue.

So remember that smart home hub that Mark has been talking about, the thing with the six-inch

display like an iPad on steroids.

The idea is that it can run things like, quoting Mark in Bloomberg,

Apple is developing several related products, including an in-home security camera

that's designed to work with its hub.

As I've reported, it would compete with devices from Google and Logitech, as well as Amazon's

ring and blink. This device is deep into development, but I expect it to arrive after the Home Hub

debuts. Apple believes it has an edge in this area because of its long-stated commitment to privacy.

The thinking is that consumers will trust it more than rivals

within home security footage. The service also could help Apple sell subscriptions to ICloud

where customers would store the video. Apple has long been able to do this through a feature

called HomeKit Security Video. People also tend to buy several cameras when they're securing

their house, so this is an easy way to add new revenue to the company's wearables home and accessories division.

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