Apple said to enter smart display category on Oct 13 with HomePad running on-device Apple Intelligence
Aiden_Tech_Ai · x · 2026-10-05
A widely shared post claims Apple will launch the HomePad smart display on October 13, ending a 17-year absence from a category Amazon (Echo Show, 2017) and Google (Nest Hub, 2018) have dominated for 8 years.
Key rumored specs: a 6-7 inch square touchscreen, an A18 chip running Apple Intelligence fully on-device, and a camera that recognizes who's in front and turns the display into their personalized dashboard. Siri is said to be rebuilt from scratch on LLM architecture. Two form factors are expected: a countertop version with an iMac G4-style dome base and a thin wall-mounted variant. The details remain unconfirmed rumors.
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