Apple long-awaited crop of smart home devices to be powered by the new Siri AI assistant are almost ready for liftoff, according to the latest reports. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says the so-called HomePad smart display could finally be ready to rock as soon as October, but as late as early next year. It’ll also feature an intercom feature for chatting to others around the house via various other Apple devices, like a HomePod speaker. Gurman writes: “The product was designed to capitalise on Siri AI, an upgrade to the assistant that can tap into personal information and lets users precisely control applications with their voice.” Recent reporting from the same publication has suggested Apple has had hardware ready to go since the spring, but has held off until Siri AI and its Google Gemini-powered advances were ready to launch.