This new product has been described as a mixture of the HomePod column with iPad and will serve to interact with Siri AI, perform video calls and also control connected home appliances.
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22/09/2026
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O apple's latest event was held this September and was dedicated to the presentation of iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max and also the folding iPhone Duo. The occasion is still fresh in the memory of Apple fans, but the company has more to announce very soon.
At least that's what the journalist Mark Gurman from Bloomberg, which indicates that Apple is due to reveal in October a new product – the so-called smart screen that has been described as a combination of HomePod home speakers and iPad tablets.
Gurman states that this new product “will bring together all controls of connected home devices, video calls, intercommunication capabilities and media”, noting that it will continue to give access to “Apple services and applications”.
Moreover, the journalist states that the new product will have pre-installed “a new operating system based on the [new digital assistant] Siri AI”.
The rumors that have circulated indicate that Apple has tested this new product in the workers' homes and that it actually intends to launch two models: one that can be landed on surfaces such as tables or counters and another that can be fixed to the wall. In both cases, it is believed that this product will take the form of a square and compact screen.
There are also rumors that this product has been ready to be launched for some time, with the successive delays to be explained by the delay in the release of the new version of Siri digital assistant equipped with Artificial Intelligence – Siri AI.
With the arrival of Siri AI with the release of the iOS 27 update, Apple now believes that the conditions are met to launch this new product. Remember, however, that Siri AI has not yet been launched in territories such as the European Union or China.