First the iPhone Duo on launch day and now this. Jealously and being happy for someone is a confusing emotion 😂

I’m starting to wonder if Sky are feeding Crofty a delayed broadcast, because there’s no way he’s watching the same F1 race as the rest of us every weekend.

It’s the little things that make the Apple experience magical Setting up a HomePod mini is such a seamless experience. From the moment you bring your iPhone close, everything just works. It’s those small, thoughtful details that make the Apple experience feel special.

John Ternus watching F1 from the Ferrari garage in Austin.

🔊 NEW IN iOS 27.2 – HomePod Sound Glow! ✨ With the upcoming release of iOS 27.2, Apple is introducing a new setup step for HomePod that allows users to enable Sound Glow during the setup process 🎶 What is Sound Glow? Sound Glow brings a new visual experience to HomePod, with lighting that reacts to your music and reflects the colours of the album artwork, Podcasts and AirPlay Content. Creating a more immersive experience using light. Sound Glow will be available on: • HomePod (2nd generation) • HomePod mini (1st generation) • HomePod mini (2nd generation)

The iPhone Duo is absolutely incredible with Apple Home🤯📱 The Apple Home app is a perfect example. You get the best of both worlds — the familiar iPhone layout when you want something quick and simple, or the more expansive iPad-style experience when you want to see and control more of your smart home. It’s all about how you want to interact with your devices, rather than having to adapt to the screen. This is Apple at its best.

🏎️🏁 Apple Maps gets an F1 upgrade for the United States Grand Prix! 🇺🇸 Apple has once again given Maps an incredible level of detail for this weekend’s @F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas! Explore the circuit in stunning 3D, with impressive attention to detail, including grid boxes, driver stopping markers, kerbs, turn numbers and key points around the track. 🏎️ And it’s not just about the racing! If you’re heading to @COTA this weekend, Apple Maps has everything you need to navigate the circuit and explore Austin. 📲 Top tip: Don’t forget to download the area in Apple Maps for offline use before heading to the track, especially with thousands of fans attending! Apple really does go the extra mile with these F1 circuit experiences.

HomePod Mini Sound Glow Feature

If you have not watched Tenzing on Apple TV. Go watch it!

John Lewis would be proud of this Christmas advert 😂

The new LG indoor camera will use HomeKit Secure Video’s recording options to control its physical privacy tilt feature. When someone arrives home, the camera can automatically stop recording and tilt down, providing clear visual reassurance that it’s no longer capturing video. The beauty of this approach is that everything is managed entirely through Apple Home. As part of the Apple Home Collection, there’s no third-party apps or services, so you don’t have to worry about footage being recorded or stored on another platform. While this feature is currently associated with LG’s camera, it’s possible Apple will open up functionality to other camera manufacturers.

The negativity surrounding Apple’s new smart home products over the last few days has been insane. Yes, the new Apple TV 4K is very expensive and has possibly priced a lot of people out. Yes, there are questions about the HomePod mini 2, especially the delay to Siri AI And when it comes to the HomeView, we’ve barely seen what it’s actually capable of if honest. Then there’s the new Apple Home Collection, it’s expansive on the face. But how does the hardware perform against similar and cheaper priced kit? But I think we need to keep an open mind. Despite all the “hands-on” coverage, nobody has really had the opportunity to live with these products, test them properly or see how they perform in a real environment. I’m not saying Apple has got everything right, and I’m certainly not going to defend. But equally, I’m not going to write these products off before I’ve even used them. I’ll be reserving judgement until I’ve spent some proper time with them. There’s plenty of time to praise or criticise them once we actually know what they’re like.

At 299, will you be buying the New Apple TV 4K. Be honest

I’ve seen plenty of people comparing the new $299 Apple TV 4K with the previous $129 entry-level model. But I don’t think that tells the full honest story The previous generation originally launched with two options: $129 – 64GB model, without Ethernet or Thread support. $149 – 128GB model, with Ethernet and Thread support. Apple later increased those prices to $199 and $249 respectively. So, if we’re comparing equivalent hardware, the more accurate comparison is between the new $299 Apple TV 4K and the previous $249 128GB model. That’s a $50 increase, or around 20% for the new 4th generation model. Now, I’m not suggesting the price increase isn’t worth discussing. It absolutely is. And Apple removing the cheaper entry-level option means the cost of getting into the Apple TV ecosystem has increased significantly for customers But there’s a difference between discussing affordability and comparing the value of equivalent hardware. For Apple Home users in particular, Ethernet and Thread support are important features that were previously exclusive to the more expensive model. So you had to spend more to get these You can criticise Apple’s pricing without making the increase look bigger by comparing two different tiers of hardware

You can now speak to visitors through compatible doorbells via the New Apple TV 4K. Plus HomeKit Secure video AI camera activity video descriptions will be available too