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Apple's October 13 Smart Home Offensive: Inside the J490 'HomePad,' a New HomePod mini, and a Refreshed Apple TV

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says Apple will announce a three-product smart home push on October 13: a new Siri-powered display hub code-named J490, an updated HomePod mini, and a new Apple TV. Here's what's reportedly coming — and why it took so long.

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Apple TV 4K (3rd Generation, Wi-Fi + Ethernet) as an Apple Home Hub

The 128GB Ethernet version of Apple's 2022 streamer is the one to buy if you care about smart home duties, since it's the only Apple TV 4K with Thread and a wired port - though a HomePod mini does the same hub jobs for less.

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