Apple launches HomeView smart home hub

- HomeView (Apple): A $299 smart home hub with a 7-inch screen, facial recognition for up to six users, and Siri AI, available for pre-order starting October 16 and shipping November 13 NYTimes - RTX Spark laptops (NVIDIA): Windows laptops with RTX Spark AI chips for local AI processing, starting at $2,599, available globally from October 16 from ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft and MSI NVIDIA - Bee Frontier and Bee Eclipse (Amazon): Personal AI devices that record and summarize conversations, priced at $75 and $99.99 respectively, with the Frontier available now and the Eclipse coming soon TechCrunch - LG Micro RGB evo (LG): A flagship RGB TV using micro-LED backlight technology, available in 75-, 86- and 100-inch sizes starting at $5,000, announced October 16 Gear Patrol - FF Nova Mini (FF EAI Robotics Ecosystem Inc.): A humanoid robot for Physical AI education, announced October 14 with a joint product launch event, full video available October 15 Yahoo Finance - Astell&Kern PD5 (Astell&Kern): An entry-level portable hi-fi player with an octa-core processor and eight-DAC audio architecture, no price or availability announced as of August 2026 Gear Patrol