HomePod Launching in Japan and Taiwan on August 23, Pre-Orders Available NowApple's
HomePod is set to launch in
Japan and
Taiwan next week, on Friday, August 23, Apple announced today. Ahead of the launch, Apple is accepting pre-orders through its online stores
in Japan and
Taiwan.
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The <!---->HomePod<!----> is available for ¥32,800 in Japan and NT$9,900 in Taiwan, which is $10 to $15 higher than the price in the U.S. When the <!---->HomePod<!----> first launched in the United States in 2018, it was priced at $349, but the price was lowered to $299 in April of this year.
Apple announced plans to expand the <!---->HomePod<!----> to Japan and Taiwan earlier this summer, and added support for the new countries in the 12.4 software made available for the <!---->HomePod<!----> in
late July.
Apple now sells the <!---->HomePod<!----> in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Spain, Mexico, China, and Hong Kong, along with Taiwan and Japan.
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