{"id":30427,"date":"2020-10-13T16:32:34","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T20:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=30427"},"modified":"2022-11-10T10:40:26","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T15:40:26","slug":"homepod-mini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/13\/homepod-mini\/","title":{"rendered":"HomePod mini"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2020\/10\/apple-introduces-homepod-mini-a-powerful-smart-speaker-with-amazing-sound\/\">Apple<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2020\/10\/13\/apple-announces-homepod-mini\/\">MacRumors<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ycombinator.com\/item?id=24768118\">Hacker News<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2020\/10\/apple-introduces-homepod-mini-a-powerful-smart-speaker-with-amazing-sound\/\"><p>Apple today unveiled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/homepod-mini\/\">HomePod mini<\/a>, the newest addition to the HomePod family that delivers impressive sound, the intelligence of Siri to get things done, and a smart home experience that offers comfort and convenience without complexity. At just 3.3 inches tall, HomePod mini is packed with innovative technologies and advanced software that together enable computational audio to deliver breakthrough audio quality wherever it is placed. HomePod mini will be available in white and space gray at a great price of just $99.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The weak link is Siri.<\/p>\n\n<p id=\"homepod-mini-update-2020-11-16\">Update (2020-11-16): <a href=\"https:\/\/daringfireball.net\/2020\/11\/the_homepod_mini\">John Gruber<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/daringfireball.net\/2020\/11\/the_homepod_mini\">\n<p>What I do know is that the HomePod Mini seems like just what everyone has been asking for from Apple&#x2009;&mdash;&#x2009;a much lower-priced HomePod that still sounds great. Now, you can say, &ldquo;<em>Well wait, the new Amazon Dot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/All-New-Echo-Dot-4th-Gen\/dp\/B07XJ8C8F5\/?tag=df-amzn-20\">is just $50<\/a>.<\/em>&rdquo; I wouldn&rsquo;t hold my breath waiting for Apple to make a $50 anything. The HomePod Mini might be the nicest device Apple has ever made for $100. I don&rsquo;t even know what to compare it against, price-wise&#x2009;&mdash;&#x2009;I guess the iPod Shuffle, which started as low as $99 when it debuted and dropped to $50 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macworld.com\/article\/1153917\/4gshuffle-review.html\">by the fourth and final generation in 2010<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple (MacRumors, Hacker News): Apple today unveiled HomePod mini, the newest addition to the HomePod family that delivers impressive sound, the intelligence of Siri to get things done, and a smart home experience that offers comfort and convenience without complexity. 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