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Apple Reboots Its Smart-Home Strategy With New Hardware and a ‘Home Collection’
Source: WIRED · Published

I got an early glimpse of Apple’s biggest push into the smart home in years.
I got an early glimpse of Apple’s biggest push into the smart home in years.
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