Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports Apple plans to announce a new AI-powered smart-home hub on October 13, featuring a 6-inch rounded screen, a FaceTime camera, and voice and facial recognition to identify individual family members and show their personalized calendar, notes and apps. Alongside it, Apple is expected to refresh the HomePod mini and Apple TV with newer processors for Siri AI tasks, and add new HomePod mini colors including pink and green; a wall-mounted screen-only version is also reportedly planned.
cnet.com
· 2026-09-30
According to a Bloomberg report, Apple's new smart home hub is set to launch within two weeks and will feature a 6-inch square display on a metal arm attached to a round, perforated speaker base, evoking the iMac G4's design. The device reportedly has no battery and must stay plugged into power via USB-C, includes a single front-facing camera, and lacks volume or power buttons. Bloomberg also describes a second wall-mountable version with a flat, square base housing speakers and microphones.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-30
Apple plans to release its smart home hub, internally codenamed J490, on October 13, according to Bloomberg. The device reportedly has a 6-inch display with a design echoing the iMac G4, and will arrive alongside an updated HomePod mini in new colors and a new Apple TV 4K featuring Siri AI support.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-30
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