Apple has new HomePod mini, full-sized HomePod, and Apple TV hardware ready to go — but the long-awaited Apple Intelligence-powered Siri remains the final bottleneck holding everything back. With HomePod mini stock rapidly disappearing from retail stores, a refreshed smart home lineup is expected later this year once the new Siri is ready.”
Jessica Martin, Mark Gurman, and Tim Stenovec for Bloomberg News:
A question: “When are new Apple TV and HomePod mini coming out? Is there a new full-sized HomePod in the works?”
Mark Gurman: New HomePod mini, yes. New Apple TV, yes. New full-sized HomePod, yes. Just a matter of time. They’ve wanted to get the Apple Intelligence and new Siri features working in those products before rolling out the new versions. They could have rolled them out last year, but it’s just about waiting for that, just like they’ve been waiting for the smart home display. It’s worth noting that Apple retail stores and what have you, they’re all running out of HomePod minis at this point, so it’ll be this year.
MacDailyNews Take: The decade-plus neglect of Siri under Tim Cook doesn’t just border on the criminal, it’s corporate malpractice against Apple’s own users and ecosystem.
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