The AI wall tablet, which looks like a square iPad and is about the size of two iPhones side by side, has a roughly 6-inch screen and will be offered in silver and black colors, Bloomberg News said. The product will be a standalone device, but it will require an iPhone for some tasks, the report said.

APPLE, aiming to catch up with rivals in the smart home market, is nearing the launch of a new product category: a wall-mounted display that can control appliances, handle videoconferencing and use artificial intelligence (AI) to navigate apps.