Apple has confirmed its next launch event for Tuesday, October 13. Marketing chief Greg Joswiak announced the “Welcome Home” event on X on Thursday.The event will take place at 9 am Eastern Time in Tribeca, New York, which is 6:30 pm in India. Apple is expected to unveil its first smart home hub, alongside a new HomePod mini and a new Apple TV 4K.According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the headliner is a brand-new smart home display of around six to seven inches.

It will be built around Siri AI, Apple’s overhauled voice assistant, and is expected to run on the A18 chip.The new HomePod mini is expected to keep its current design but gain a faster chip, Apple’s N1 wireless chip with Wi-Fi 7, and Siri AI support. The Apple TV 4K is expected to get a new chip, more memory and the N1 chip as well.A second wave of launches may follow on October 27, Gurman reported, focused on Macs — including a touchscreen OLED MacBook. The October 13 event is Apple’s first major push into the smart home category.