Apple has a ‘Welcome Home’ event on Tuesday, and we’re expecting big changes coming to smart home products, including a new countertop Hub, HomePod mini speakers and Apple TV 4K box. Bridget Carey breaks down the rumors and what has her excited.
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Timecode Chapters:
0:00 A new HomePod is coming
1:05 Hidden Apple code shows new HomePod Mini 2 colors
1:36 HomePod Mini 2 chip upgrades
1:49 Living in a world with 2 Siris
2:02 Smarter Siri for new Apple HomePods
2:25 Apple brings HomePod Mini surround sound into the home theater
2:36 Could a new Apple TV 4K box be on the way?
2:48 New Apple TV 4K box details
2:54 Apple TV 4K hardware upgrades
3:26 Are we getting a new Apple TV remote?
3:42 Here comes the HomeHub speaker with a screen
3:53 Apple HomeHub details from Bloomberg’s reporting
4:11 HomeHub screen could minic iPhone Duo
4:24 How will a HomeHub contribute to the smart home?
4:36 Possible HomeHub versions
4:52 Countertop HomeHub design
5:05 More smart home devices expected from Apple
5:23 Snoopy and the HomeHub
5:54 Are you ready for Apple’s new smart home products?
Video Credits:
Host: Bridget Carey
Scripted by: Bridget Carey
Producer: Carly Marsh
Camera: Carly Marsh, Celso Bulgatti, Bridget Carey, CNET Archive
Video Editor: Carly Marsh
Thumbnail Designer: Zooey Liao
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October 9, 2026 at 8:33 am
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@OccamsRazorBlades
October 9, 2026 at 12:05 pm
Products? Sure. What I hope to see is a whole new HomeKit!
@OccamsRazorBlades
October 9, 2026 at 12:09 pm
ATV remote has always been absolute garbage. I hope they don’t just add a Siri button. We need a complete overhaul with more reliable connectivity.
@WarrenEBB
October 9, 2026 at 12:13 pm
it’d be cool if the mini could support “surround sound”. so you could put them around your living room (or just behind head), when you want a rad surround sound movie night. as a way to encourage buying half a dozen.
@Thunderbirdsmodels
October 9, 2026 at 12:22 pm
it looks like there are 2 mini’s; a small one and a slightly bigger one
@Thunderbirdsmodels
October 9, 2026 at 12:26 pm
I don’t need a HomeHub, I just need a butler.
@noah1017
October 9, 2026 at 12:26 pm
I think I know one person with an apple home device and it’s the apple tv box. I have never met any person with any homepod. I can’t see this being a big deal
@pieceofshitzu2
October 9, 2026 at 12:37 pm
Wouldn’t it just be better if your iPad could sense when it’s home and then because that HomeHub display whenever it’s on the same wifi and can be dismissed whenever?
@OregonNewsToday
October 9, 2026 at 12:38 pm
So no new ear plugs 😢. AirPods Pro 4 is what I was hoping for. Oh well maybe next year 😢.
@OregonNewsToday
October 9, 2026 at 12:41 pm
I 100% forgot I even have an Apple TV box 😂😂😂. It is just never used!!
@OregonNewsToday
October 9, 2026 at 12:45 pm
I do not trust the home electronic eco systems! Way too easy to hack into turning your home against you!! Younger thieves love the new technology and can break into homes and cars way easier now days! They have all forgotten how to pick a basic lock😂😂! Go old school it confuses them all 😂😂😂!
@Leinhauser01
October 9, 2026 at 12:51 pm
I turned off the Siri AI beta. It’s horrible and gets confused when I ask simple questions. I reverted back to the OG Siri.
@rogeriogomesosorio4755
October 9, 2026 at 1:54 pm
Despite being out for so long, homepod and HomePod mini aren’t available on many European countries; so, pass.
@Griffonfate
October 9, 2026 at 5:53 pm
And yet they allow Amazon and google speakers which seems very biased
@Deandre876
October 9, 2026 at 2:09 pm
I hope apple disappoint you
@H-4-D3423
October 9, 2026 at 3:09 pm
HomePod/HomeHub with arm and screen huh? That’s $699 gone straight out of the door with the increased AppleTax in 2026/2027…
🙁
@darinherrick9224
October 9, 2026 at 3:10 pm
Steve Jobs hated games. Always, always, always hated games.
The Apple TV could have been competition for Xbox and Playstation by now if Apple had made it any kind of priority. It’s really the only reason to have one instead of using the built-in smart TV Apple TV app. The reason I’ve never adopted one is I keep running out of HDMI ports. Playstation, Xbox, Swtich… oops! Out of ports! You’d think in this day and age Apple of all companies would be pursuing wireless Thunderbolt to get rid of ports forever and we could finally have as many devices as we want.
@darinherrick9224
October 9, 2026 at 3:11 pm
I do struggle to see why I would buy a Home Pod Mini for $130 when I just got an Amazon Echo Dot for $40 with a galaxy design.
@videobiker9131
October 9, 2026 at 3:12 pm
0:26 Apple reinvents TV! I can experience 1927 without a DeLorean! Yea!
@Ineedtotakeabreak
October 9, 2026 at 3:54 pm
A HomePod just like a G4 iMac would be great. Whatever they call it.
@autumnmatthews3179
October 9, 2026 at 5:53 pm
The original HomePod mini is a great paperweight
@perhapsme988
October 9, 2026 at 6:51 pm
How about an AFFORDABLE Monitor of SmartHome hub has camera, chip for AI and FaceTime???
Come on Apple.
@TGRRAG01
October 9, 2026 at 7:10 pm
I for one am very excited for a HomePad or whatever they called the device with a screen. My Amazon Echo Show is trash. The Echo constantly shows ads, news content I don’t want and didn’t ask for, and never seems to provide useful information.
@hdtravel1
October 9, 2026 at 8:30 pm
Just recycle those old obsolete HomePods – Apple offers free recycling
@JettingChen
October 9, 2026 at 9:15 pm
So………. an iMac G4?
@perth-quokka
October 9, 2026 at 9:21 pm
why not offer a speaker dock and cheaper iPad mini to use on it and around the house …