Apple plans to release a new full-sized HomePod alongside new HomePod mini and a new Apple TV set-top box, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in a question-and-answer session.
However, he offered no details on what the new model might be like. The new versions of the Apple TV set-top box and HomePod minis have been ready since last year and should arrive in September if not sooner.
Why the delay? The updates are awaiting the long-overdue, more personalized version of Siri and other Apple Intelligence upgrades. Gurman said inventory of the Apple TV, HomePod mini, and full-sized HomePod is running low” at all Apple retail stores.
Gurman thinks the next Apple TV set-top box and HomePod mini will sport an Apple-designed Bluetooth and Wi-Fi chip. The chip will support Wi-Fi 6E, though Apple may not be able to match all of Broadcom’s chip capabilities with the first-generation in-house Wi-Fi chip.
He also thinks that the Apple TV set-top box will arrive at a lower price: US$99. And Gurman adds that, unsurprisingly, there will likely be new color options for the HomePod mini.
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