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Apple Teases Smart Home-Related Event on Oct. 13

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Apple Teases Smart Home-Related Event on Oct. 13

Apple isn’t done announcing new products this fall. Hot on the heels of the iPhone 18 Pro, AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12, and Ultra 4 launch last month, the company is throwing another event next Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 9 a.m. ET in New York City.

The company sent the below invite to me with a cozy Apple logo in its retro six colors:

The tagline says “Welcome home,” which not so subtly hints at new smart home devices. Greg Joswiak, Apple’s SVP of worldwide marketing, shared a video teaser of the Apple logo being embroidered:

It’s widely rumored that Apple will announce a new smart home hub, a so-called “HomePad,” powered by Siri AI and Apple Intelligence. It would serve as a central hub for controlling all of your HomeKit-enabled smart home devices. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman recently said the device could resemble an old iMac G4, which would be one hell of a throwback, considering how iconic that design was. There is also reportedly a wall-mountable version that resembles a tablet.

Apple could also announce several “second-party” smart home devices—co-developed with LG and bearing the Korean tech company’s logo—including a doorbell, indoor and outdoor cameras, a floodlight camera, a smart lock, and a smart thermostat.

The NYC Apple event could also showcase updates for the HomePod mini and Apple TV 4K. The former is rumored to come in new pastel colors , and the latter might have an updated Siri Remote. Both are expected to be updated with faster chips to support Siri AI and Apple Intelligence.


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