Apple probably to launch new HomePod by early 2023

According to dependable force chain critic Ming-Chi Kuo, the tech whale is targeting the fourth quarter of this year or the first quarter of coming cycle for launching the coming HomePod model, 9To5mac reported.

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Presumably, this will be a larger model than the HomePod mini, but one with features that help bring the cost down from$ 300 like its prototype.

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Apple right now sells the$ 99 HomePod mini as the only model

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The original HomePod with much more emotional sound was discontinued last cycle after a price cut from$ 349 to$ 299.

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Kuo went on to say that while he views smart speakers as “ really one of the essential rudiments of the home ecosystem”

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he does n’t suppose Apple has realised how to be successful in the smart speaker sphere.

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The critic, lately, prognosticated that the tech mammoth is developing a new interpretation of the Apple Television set-top box with the thing of lowering the cost structure.

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People are used to paying a bit more for Apple products, but there’s a weakness that makes this extra money hard to justify: the speaker’s smarts

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Siri was undoubtedly impressive when it debuted in 2011 with the iPhone 4s

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An intelligence upgrade for Siri could make HomePod far more appealing

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