Apple Plans to Make Push Into Smart-Home Market on Oct 13, Bloomberg News Reports
Apple is expected to unveil a smart home hub, a refreshed HomePod mini and an updated Apple TV 4K as it pushes deeper into home automation.
- On Tuesday, October 13, 2026, Apple will host a 'Welcome Home' event in New York City to unveil its long-rumored smart home hub, refreshed HomePod mini, and updated Apple TV 4K.
- Apple delayed the hub, code-named J490, to ensure its overhauled Siri AI assistant was ready to anchor the hardware, according to reports citing people familiar with the matter.
- Inspired by the 2002 iMac G4, the hub features a 6-inch square display that utilizes facial and voice recognition to provide personalized content for household members.
- This launch marks a significant expansion for CEO John Ternus, positioning Apple to compete directly with Amazon's Echo Show and Google's Nest Hub in the smart-home market.
- Reports suggest Apple is exploring advanced hub models featuring robotic arms, while the company may hold a second product announcement in late October focused on Mac updates.
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Apple has set a date for its next release, on Tuesday, October 13, and has done so with a very short message and a huge track. On Thursday, Greg Joswiak, the company’s marketing manager, published on X a video with the text ‘Welcome home. October 13’. The slogan points to the home and fits ... Continue reading “Apple puts October 13 under the slogan ‘Welcome Home’ and everything points to a screen for each room”
Apple october launch events: Home Hub, Touchscreen OLED MacBook Pro and OLED iPad Mini tipped
Apple is expected to unveil a new smart home hub, a refreshed HomePod mini and an updated Apple TV at its 13 October event, teased as “Welcome Home”. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that Apple could introduce its first touchscreen OLED MacBook Pro and a redesigned OLED iPad mini around 27 October.
Apple will present a series of new products for home and focused on creatives, from video editing to music production.
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