MBW 1045: The iCup Specialist - Will We Finally See an Apple Smart Home Device?

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We could finally see Apple launch new smart home products this month. iPhone Duo apparently has a 'replaceable' folding display layer to help minimize crease visibility. Apple is changing Full Disk Access in macOS. And Apple's latest AirPods, AirPods 5, get a better reparability score from iFixit!... from 0 to 2. • Apple is finally ready to enter its next big category: the smart home. • 'Get Ready' to pre-order the iPhone Duo starting October 12. • Apple says iPhone Duo has 'replaceable' folding display layer to minimize crease. • iPhone Duo inner display has a replaceable $19 top layer. • Apple's reportedly developing a smart home camera that doesn't record video. • iCup Supply Specialist. • iOS 27.2 adds new Messages feature that's already a favorite. • iPhone 18 Pro Max cameras are Apple's best yet, but only when you squint. • Apple is changing Full Disk Access in macOS. • iFixit teardown of the new AirPods 5 reveals first real repairability improvement. • Apple & American Academy of Pediatrics team up for new Screen Time guide. • Watch Elton John give the first-ever performance at Apple Music Hall. • Apple's $634 million Apple Watch patent bill just g