Apple Announces Next ‘Welcome Home’ Special Event on Oct. 13
Tech Apple Announces Next ‘Welcome Home’ Special Event on Oct. 13 The company is expected to release a new HomePod and Apple TV next week. Lori Grunin Senior Editor / Computers and Gaming Hardware I've been reviewing hardware and software, devising testing methodology and handing out buying advice for more than 25 years.
- ▪Tech Apple Announces Next ‘Welcome Home’ Special Event on Oct.
- ▪13 The company is expected to release a new HomePod and Apple TV next week.
- ▪Lori Grunin Senior Editor / Computers and Gaming Hardware I've been reviewing hardware and software, devising testing methodology and handing out buying advice for more than 25 years.
5 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 4 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 1 lean left, 3 centre.
- ▪ Apple teases ‘Welcome Home’ event next week — Android Authority
- ▪ Apple announces 'Welcome Home' event for Oct. 13 — HomePad and all the new products to expect — Tom's Guide
- ▪ Apple Teases Smart Home-Related Event on Oct. 13 — Gizmodo
- ▪ New Apple Smart Home Gadgets Expected on Oct. 13. Here's What We Know — PCMag
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Tech Apple Announces Next ‘Welcome Home’ Special Event on Oct. 13 The company is expected to release a new HomePod and Apple TV next week. Lori Grunin Senior Editor / Computers and Gaming Hardware I've been reviewing hardware and software, devising testing methodology and handing out buying advice for more than 25 years. Lori Grunin Senior Editor / Computers and Gaming Hardware Read full bio October 8, 2026, 1:16 pm ET 1 min read Apple/CNET Apple rarely briefs the media in advance of new product announcements. But invitations to the company’s next event, confirmed for Oct. 13 at 9 a.m. ET in New York, are now out. Crystal balls sometimes show up via X — this time via Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, Greg Joswiak.
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