Benjamin and Chance talk about this week’s Apple news, ahead of a bevy of product announcements coming later this month. Apple is reportedly partnering with LG on a range of smart home accessories, and changes are coming to Full Disk Access permissions. Note: This episode was recorded before Apple officially announced its ‘Welcome home’ event.
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In late September, a rumor claimed Apple would be holding a special event on October 13 to unveil new smart home products, including the mythical HomePad or Home Hub, the HomePod mini 2 speaker, and a new Apple TV 4K box. Today the company has confirmed the event, which has the tagline "Welcome home".
Every week, the company has been introducing new devices and products. So here’s a nifty roundup.
You can see the official teaser video below. Https://t.co/ChelGSDOTI— Greg Joswiak (@gregjoz) October 8, 2026 All three aforementioned products should support the new Siri AI.
Everything Amazon announced so far in October 2026. Big Tech Amazon Everything Amazon announced so far in October 2026 Every week, the company has been introducing new devices and products.
The HomePad or Home Hub will have a 6" square display and there will be… Apple announces October 13 event for new smart home products.
It’s a savvy move on the company’s part to help keep its devices in consumers’ minds instead of revealing a ton of stuff all at once that people may quickly forget about. It seems the company’s chief of Alexa and devices Panos Panay might agree.
The HomePad or Home Hub will have a 6" square display and there will be two versions of the device, one intended to be used on a desk or countertop and the other one intended to be wall-mounted. Its base will have a built-in speaker, and the screen will be held up by a metal arm.
He said to us at a meeting this week that "last year was a fine moment, but it turns out only two products really got any attention and everything else was just there." He also felt that the teams behind the overlooked products didn’t get to take the pride that they, he felt, deserved. Well, we’re here to help you keep up with all the things the company announced in recent weeks (and will keep updating this piece with any other relevant news).
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For a start, Amazon unveiled today a new lineup of tablets that actually won’t force you to resort to a workaround to access the Google Play Store. The latest batch of Kindles is here too, along with fresh Ring smart home gear and an updated Fire TV Stick 4K.
Amazon has also teased that there are more Alexa-branded devices on the way.
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