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Apple confirms Welcome home product launch event for October 13

Apple is set to host a product event focused on smart home hardware, including a long-rumored home hub and updated streaming devices.

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Apple has confirmed it will hold a product launch event on October 13. Reports from 9to5Mac and MacRumors state that the event carries the tagline Welcome home and will center on new hardware for the home. The media event features an in-person element for press in New York City alongside an online video presentation, according to 9to5Mac. [1][2]

The event is expected to introduce three primary devices, according to 9to5Mac and MacRumors. These reports state that the main product will be a new smart hub called HomeView. Both outlets report that Apple is also expected to present an updated Apple TV 4K media player and a HomePod mini 2 smart speaker. [1][2]

Apple is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California. Founded in 1976 as Apple Computer Company, the business adopted its current name in 2007 as it expanded into consumer electronics beyond personal computers. [7]

9to5Mac reports that the online portion of the event will feature press releases and video presentations. It remains unconfirmed when the newly announced smart home devices will be available for purchase or how much they will cost. [1]

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In short

  • Apple scheduled its Welcome home product launch event for October 13.
  • The event includes an in-person press gathering in New York City and an online video presentation.
  • Expected hardware includes a smart home hub named HomeView, an Apple TV 4K, and a HomePod mini 2.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Apple ‘Welcome home’ event: Three new products are coming tomorrow9to5Mac, 22d ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Apple 'Welcome Home' Launch: Everything to Expect TomorrowMacRumors, 22d ago
  3. [3]Apple’s ‘Welcome home’ launch is tomorrow — here’s everything expectedThe Apple Post, 22d ago
  4. [4]Apple October 13 Event Confirmed: Welcome Home & 7 New Products to Watchzeera wireless, 23d ago
  5. [5]Apple's "Welcome Home" Event Is Tomorrow: Is Apple Finally Getting Serious About the Living Room?eCoustics, 22d ago
  6. [6]What to Expect From Apple's Welcome Home Event on October 13iThinkDifferent, 23d ago

Background

  1. [7]Apple Inc. on Wikipedia
  2. [8]Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle on Wikipedia
  3. [9]HomeSeer on Wikipedia
  4. [10]Welcome on Grokipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 10 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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