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The $349 HomePod offered great sound quality, but its asking price was a deterrent, and especially when the $99 HomePod mini hit the shelves.

Nearly four years after it was first announced, Apple is discontinuing its original HomePod smart speaker. The company said it wants to concentrate on the $99 HomePod Mini. As TechCrunch noted, Apple took almost five years in building this device. It even built the largest anechoic chamber for commercial use in the US to test […]

13 March 2021, 7:58 am EST By Apple decided to part ways with its breakthrough smart home speaker, the HomePod. According to the Cupertino tech giant, the users of the departing device do not worry as the HomePod Mini will continue its production.  Apple No Longer Produce HomePod (Photo : Screenshot from YouTube/Max Tech) Apple's big speaker, HomePod was first introduced in 2017 at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference. Since then, it underwent several delays prior to its launch. But it was officially released to the public in 2018. At that time, the company had only one thing in mind ...

Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images) Apple is reportedly discontinuing its original HomePod smart speaker as the company pivots focus to the HomePod mini, its smaller and more affordable baby brother. Advertisement TechCrunch reported confirmation from Apple on Friday that it’s shelving the HomePod just a few short years after its initial launch. Reviews weren’t kind when Apple’s voice-controlled smart speaker first hit shelves in 2018. Critics argued its admittedly high-quality sound wasn’t worth the hassle of dealing with Apple’s walled garden and its steep $349 price tag, which ...

Apple on Friday announced the discontinuation of the full-size HomePod, saying it plans to focus on production and development of the HomePod mini.