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Title: How the HomePod mini can succeed where Apple's first smart speaker failed Post by: HCK on March 14, 2021, 04:05:12 pm How the HomePod mini can succeed where Apple's first smart speaker failed
<article> <section class="page"> <p>In an unexpected move (https://www.macworld.co.uk/news/apple-kills-homepod-shift-focus-mini-3802669/), Apple revealed late Friday that the full-sized version of its HomePod smart speaker would be discontinued. This came a couple of days after the Space Gray model had already been <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2021/03/11/space-gray-homepod-shortage/" rel="nofollow">listed as out of stock[/url], prompting theories about a possible refresh to the product.</p><p>Perhaps more surprising than the demise of the HomePod, however, is that this does not actually mark the end of Apple's smart speaker ambitions. The three-year-old HomePod is survived by its smaller and less-costly sibling, the $99 HomePod mini (https://www.macworld.com/article/3599808/homepod-mini-review.html), introduced last fall.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3611668/homepod-mini-succeed-u1-ultra-wideband-price-features-size-sound.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: How the HomePod mini can succeed where Apple's first smart speaker failed (https://www.macworld.com/article/3611668/homepod-mini-succeed-u1-ultra-wideband-price-features-size-sound.html#tk.rss_all) |