{
  "id": 10927106,
  "title": "Three New Apple Smart Home Products Coming on October 13",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/three-new-apple-smart-home-products-coming-on-october-13",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-30T11:04:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacRumors",
    "slug": "macrumors",
    "url": "https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/30/apple-home-products-coming-on-october-13/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Apple is set to unveil three new smart home products on October 13, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The tech giant reportedly plans to release its highly anticipated smart home hub device, a fresh HomePod mini, and a revamped Apple TV. Both the new HomePod mini and Apple TV will maintain their original designs but will feature faster chips to enhance Siri's artificial intelligence capabilities. The upcoming HomePod mini will also be available in new color options, such as pink and green. The introduction of these products follows a delay, as all three were originally scheduled for a 2024 launch. Apple intends to update the larger HomePod at a later stage. Additionally, the company is developing a privacy-centric home security camera and sensor that can identify the room a person is in without recording video footage. Apple is also working on a more advanced version of the smart home hub, featuring a 9-inch display mounted on a robotic arm capable of 360-degree rotation.",
  "summary": "Apple plans to introduce a series of new smart home products on Tuesday, October 13, according to Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman . Apple reportedly plans to debut its long-awaited smart home hub device, a new HomePod mini , and a new Apple TV . The new ‌HomePod mini‌ and ‌Apple TV‌ are set to retain their existing designs, but tout faster chips to support Siri AI. The new…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}