Gurman: Apple's upcoming smart home products co-developed with LG are "at least a few more months" away; LG is handling manufacturing and product support (Marcus Mendes/9to5Mac)

Apple’s co-developed smart home products with LG are still several months from market, signaling a slower-than-expected push into the connected-home space. For technology leaders, the key takeaway is that Apple is leaning on LG for manufacturing and product support, which can accelerate operational readiness but also highlights how complex and partner-dependent next-generation hardware ecosystems have become.