Apple's own Echo-like smart home device has hit the testing stage claims report

Apple is reportedly developing its own device similar to the Amazon Echo, which is said to have left the research and development lab and is now being tested as a prototype. Similar to the Echo, this Siri-driven device will control appliances, locks, lights and other areas of the home via voice activation. Apple is reportedly building its own version of the Amazon Echo, which left the research and development lab and is now being tested as a prototype. Bloomberg reveals Apple's Siri-driven device has left the research and development lab and is now being tested as a prototype. This device will control appliances, locks, lights and other areas of the home via voice activation.