Apple is expected to release a new version of its HomePod smart speaker in late 2022 or early 2023, according to reports.
According to 9To5mac, Apple is planning to unveil the new HomePod model in the fourth quarter of this year or the first quarter of next year, according to reliable supply chain expert Ming-Chi Kuo.
This will most likely be a larger model than the HomePod small, but one with features that will help bring the price down from $300.
The $99 HomePod tiny is the only model available right now. The first HomePod, which had far better sound, was discontinued last year after being reduced in price from $349 to $299. While Kuo considers smart speakers to be “undoubtedly one of the important aspects of the home ecosystem,” he believes Apple has yet to figure out how to be successful in the smart speaker space.
Apple is also working on a new version of the Apple TV set-top box in order to reduce costs
According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is considering a new HomePod that would be somewhere between the original HomePod and the HomePod small, and it’s plausible that this is the speaker Kuo is referring to. This speaker might perhaps replace the now-discontinued HomePod, and it would cost more than the HomePod tiny but less than the larger HomePod.
Apple is also working on speakers with displays and cameras to compete with gadgets like the Google Nest Hub and Amazon Echo Show, according to Gurman, although those devices aren’t anticipated to be released anytime soon. Additionally, Apple is testing versions of the Apple TV that are linked with a HomePod, as well as an iPad connected to a HomePod through a robotic arm so that the camera can follow a user around the room.
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