Apple Launches HomePod Mini Speaker After First Model Flopped
- Previous model launched in 2018 had poor sales, limited uses
- Company hopes new version can compete with Google and Amazon
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Apple Inc. announced a cheaper and smaller version of its HomePod smart speaker, a bid to expand in a market where it has struggled.
The Cupertino, California-based technology giant showed off the HomePod mini speaker at a virtual event on Tuesday. The new model costs $99 and looks like a sphere, but it has the same black and white mesh color options as the original. Orders begin Nov. 6 and the device becomes available the week of Nov. 16 in most places.