Apple is reportedly finalizing a device that rivals the Amazon Echo and the Google Home voice-activated speakers. Apple's voice-activated speaker will also be very round with a speaker mesh covering it all. Before Apple decided to create a voice-activated speaker, Bloomberg’s sources said the Cupertino giant also considered integrating voice-activation technology into the Apple TV. However, that plan was scrapped after voice-command features were built into the Apple TV remote in October 2015. Alongside the release the of the voice-activated Siri speaker, Apple may provide developers with a Siri SDK.

Source: Forbes May 01, 2017 18:22 UTC