Smaller HomePod due later this year will feature new Apple Tags tracker

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Smaller HomePod due later this year will feature new Apple Tags tracker
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Rumours of a cheaper, smaller Apple HomePod smart speaker have been circling for the best part of two years – pretty much since the HomePod debuted in February 2018. According to a new Bloomberg report, we could see this miniature HomePod "in the second half of this year".

The report states that it will be in-line with the original HomePod's design but about half the size according to "people familiar with its development". With the HomePod among the most expensive smart speakers on the market, an inevitably cheaper price tag for the smaller variant should help the company better compete with the more affordable Amazon Echo and Sonos One.

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Becky Roberts
Becky Roberts
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Becky is a hi-fi, AV and technology journalist, formerly the Managing Editor at What Hi-Fi? and Editor of Australian Hi-Fi and Audio Esoterica magazines. With over twelve years of journalism experience in the hi-fi industry, she has reviewed all manner of audio gear, from budget amplifiers to high-end speakers, and particularly specialises in headphones and head-fi devices.

In her spare time, Becky can often be found running, watching Liverpool FC and horror movies, and hunting for gluten-free cake.