Apple finally looks serious about the living room, and if the HomePod mini 2 and Apple TV both get real Siri upgrades, that matters more than yet another phone refresh. Siri Intelligence is pushing the hardware upgrades. You need to have faster chips and more RAM to bring the Apple TV and HomePod up to par with other Apple products.
The HomeView Hub is intriguing, even if it is very late to the game. If you are all-in with the Apple ecosystem, the Hub might be what you have been waiting for. If you already have Google- or Amazon-driven hubs, the Apple HomeView Hub might not be worth it.
And there will supposedly be third-party partner product announcements, particularly from LG, to help round out any “smart home” gaps in Apple’s lineup.