Apple’s home products (primarily HomePod mini and Apple TV) have been the talk of the town for the past couple of years. The reasoning is quite simple: the current iterations are 4-6 years old.
Siri has been the holdup for new hardware releases, supposedly – but now that Siri AI is finally here, we should be seeing Apple finally start releasing some new Home products very soon. Here’s what’s in the pipeline.
Imminent release
First things first, HomePod mini and Apple TV 4K. These should debut later this fall, per current reporting.
HomePod mini should be receiving a bump from the S5 chip to the newer S9 chip, or potentially even better. There may be a few new color options, a new wireless chip (likely the same N1 we saw debut in the iPhone last year), and some audio improvements. It’ll be a modest improvement hardware wise, though the main hope is that Siri AI will be supported with this upcoming HomePod mini – making it a much more capable assistant.
