Amazon announces new Echo Show as we await HomePod Touch

We’re not expecting to see Apple’s long-awaited combo speaker and smart home control panel until sometime next year. We’ve been using HomePad as a placeholder name, but a leak back in the summer suggests it may be known as the HomePod Touch.

The form factor is expected to be broadly similar to Amazon’s Echo Show, and the company has just announced smarter versions …

HomePod Touch/HomePad

Suggestions that Apple is working on a HomePod with a built-in display to act as a…