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Apple reboots its smart-home strategy with new hardware

Wired got an early look at Apple's biggest smart-home push in years, built around new hardware and a Home Collection; prices and dates remain unannounced.

On air: Hank Ledger, Brock Thunderson and Chip Darnell on BBN This Morning
Published 9:10 AM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

At a glance

First reported by Wired: “Apple Reboots Its Smart-Home Strategy With New Hardware and a ‘Home Collection’”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 9:10 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Hank Ledger, Brock Thunderson and Chip Darnell.
Topics: Apple.

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WiredApple Reboots Its Smart-Home Strategy With New Hardware and a ‘Home Collection’

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorApple is making its biggest push into the smart home in years, with new hardware and a lineup it is calling the Home Collection, according to Wired.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWired's reporter got an early look, and describes it as a reboot of how Apple wants connected devices to work in your house.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThat matters because so many of us already have speakers, plugs, cameras and lightbulbs that barely talk to each other, and this is Apple saying it wants to fix that mess.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWhat we don't have yet are prices, ship dates or the full list of products, so the thing to watch is what Apple actually announces and when it lands in stores.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistWill it tell me the temperature in my own kitchen, Hank?
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorProbably. Whether you'll like the number is separate.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI just want one lamp that obeys me on the first try.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistOne lamp. That's the most ambitious forecast I've heard all week.