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Many expected Apple's updated Apple TV, released in October, to serve as the control center for Internet-connected appliances, and it does -- sort of. The Apple TV serves as a relay device in the home, connecting your remote iPhone to smart gadgets in the home (that share the same Wi-Fi network as the Apple TV). The Apple TV also has voice input capability, but that comes through the device's remote. You can use the microphone built into the Apple TV's remote control to issue basic media playback commands, search for content across various streaming services, or provide voice dictation to search for apps or enter your password, per the latest software update unveiled earlier this month. But unlike Siri in an iPhone, Apple TV won't execute voice commands asking it to control HomeKit-compatible household gadgets. For now, the center of an Apple-compatible smart home is the iPhone. "Apple watches to see what a market looks like, then they come in and do it better," Creative Strategies analyst Tim Bajarin said. "They don't necessarily invent things. They reinvent things."