Apple’s ‘HomePad’ will reportedly launch on October 13th

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Apple’s long-rumored smart home hub will reportedly be unveiled on October 13th. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that the smart-home device will be revealed alongside a new HomePod mini and an upgraded Apple TV device.

All three products are set to showcase Siri AI, Apple’s overhauled AI-powered assistant. The smart home hub, a new product category for Apple, will be the centerpiece. It will reportedly feature a 6-inch display which can be mounted on a wall or sit on a countertop. The hub is “about as thick as an iPhone,” according to Gurman, and has bezels similar to older iPads.

It sounds like the hub will look a little similar to Apple’s iMac G4, thanks to a metal round base that houses speakers, microphones,...

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