Three Free HomePod Features, and the Good One Needs a New Apple TV
Pulsing lights, a Mac audio setting and four speaker surround. The surround is the only real upgrade, and it only works with the Apple TV 4K announced in October.
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Siri AI Is Not Coming to Your Original HomePod Mini
Apple says Siri AI will only come to the HomePod mini 2, so the original HomePod mini is left out. The S5 chip is the reported reason.
The HomePod mini 2 Sells a Siri That Is Not There Yet, Plus a Light Show
Apple's HomePod mini 2 costs $149 and ships October 30. Its headline feature, Siri AI, arrives in a future update with no date. Judge it on what works today.