Between this and MacBooks with touch support, I'm increasingly feeling like I want to skip ahead ~2 years in Apple hardware directly to 2024/2025.

https://www.macrumors.com/2023/03/10/homepod-with-7-inch-display-to-launch-in-2024/

Kuo: Apple to Launch Redesigned HomePod With 7-Inch Display in 2024

Apple will release a redesigned HomePod with a 7-inch display in the first half of 2024, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In a post on...

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(I have a Google Nest Hub on my desk. It gets the job done, barely. The UI sucks and Google has no taste. I'd get the Apple version of this product immediately.)
@viticci I was an early adopter of the Nest Hub (née Home Hub) and I replaced all of my Echoes… those were great at first but then stagnant. The Nest Hub is now in the same boat. Fine but stagnant. Can Apple pull something off here? I sure Hope so!
@Lio @viticci does the HomePod v2 make you feel like Apple are somehow less stagnant?
@ravipatel @viticci Not to me. It feels way too similar and I think it was a missed opportunity to innovate.