苹果定档10月13日"Welcome Home"活动：首款带屏智能家居中枢呼之欲出，纽约设媒体体验
苹果公司10月8日宣布，将于10月13日（周二）举行以"Welcome Home"（欢迎回家）为主题的新品发布活动。苹果全球市场营销高级副总裁格雷格·乔斯维亚克在社交平台X上发布预热视频：彩虹苹果标志被一针一线绣进织物，随后浮现"Welcome home. October 13."字样。
据MacRumors、彭博社等媒体报道，这次发布的主角预计是智能家居产品线。呼声最高的是传闻已久的苹果首款智能家居中枢：一台约6英寸方形屏幕的设备，形态介于iPad与HomePod之间，将推出台面版与壁挂版两个版本，内置摄像头与在场传感器，传闻定价约350美元。其次是HomePod mini更新款——这是该产品自2020年问世以来的首次硬件更新。第三是新款Apple TV 4K。
这三款家居产品原计划更早推出，因Siri AI的开发进度而推迟；新版Siri已于今年9月进入测试阶段。苹果此次以"家"为主题重启产品线，被视为其在智能家居赛道对亚马逊Echo、谷歌Nest等对手的一次正面回应。
Apple Sets October 13 'Welcome Home' Launch in New York, With First Smart Home Hub Expected
Apple announced on Oct. 8 that it will hold a product launch on Tuesday, Oct. 13, under the tagline "Welcome home." Marketing chief Greg Joswiak teased the event with a video of the rainbow Apple logo being stitched into fabric.
According to MacRumors and Bloomberg reporting, three home products are expected. The headliner is Apple's first smart home hub: a device with a roughly six-inch square display, offered in countertop and wall-mounted versions, with a camera and presence sensor; rumored pricing is around $350. Also expected are a refreshed HomePod mini — its first hardware update since 2020 — and a new Apple TV 4K.
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