Overview

• Apple is rumored to be working on a new Apple TV model featuring a built-in camera for FaceTime and gesture-based controls.
• The built-in camera aims to streamline the user experience by allowing direct video calls from the device, eliminating the need for an iPhone or iPad as a webcam.
• Gesture-based controls on the new Apple TV could offer a more intuitive way to navigate and interact with the device, enhancing its smart home capabilities.
• Mark Gurman of Bloomberg speculates that the new Apple TV could launch in the first half of 2024, although it's still uncertain whether Apple will proceed with these plans.
• Apple's exploration of gesture controls extends beyond the Apple TV, as evidenced by patents and the gesture-based interactions on the Vision Pro headset.