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Rumor: Apple TV box gets a mic, remote gets a speaker

The built-in microphone would let users control the Apple TV using Siri without speaking into the remote, while the speaker-equipped remote could receive audio feedback from the device.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on The Weekend Shift
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  1. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe new Apple TV may get a built-in microphone, so Siri hears you from the couch, and the remote may get a speaker.

  2. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe short version: it's a rumor.

  3. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA speaker in the remote means it can finally beep from inside the couch cushions, which is the dream.

  4. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentAnd a mic in the box means it listens from across the room. You're cheering for that?

  5. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe remote will finally answer when I call it.

  6. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentFirst thing in your house that would.

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