Apple is Working on New HomePod, Apple TV, MacBook Pro, More for Release This Year [Report]

Apple is still working on a new HomePod, Apple TV, MacBook Pro, iMac, Apple Watch, and budget iPads for release as early as this year, says Bloomberg. Employees under stay-at-home orders have reportedly been working on these devices from home; although, not without challenges.

Apple hasn’t paused its efforts to build future devices. The company is working on new versions of the HomePod speaker, Apple TV set-top box, MacBook Pro, budget iPads, Apple Watch and iMac for as early as later this year. The next round of flagship iPhones are targeting release in their normal fall window, Bloomberg News recently reported.

“Apple has struck the balance between recognizing that much of the world runs on their products and that they need to keep them functioning and advancing, and they are balancing that with employee safety,” said Gene Munster, a longtime Apple analyst and co-founder of Loup Ventures. “They are reminding us with these small products they’ve recently announced that they’re going to keep working.”


In a separate report earlier today, Bloomberg suggests that the iPhone 5G is still on track for launch this fall. This suggests that despite the difficulties of working at home, development of the next generation smartphone is progressing at a good pace.

It's said that the Bay Area will likely enforce its stay at home order until May 1. That's around the time that Apple usually finalizes its products for release later in the year and next year.

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