What the HomePod mini means to Apple’s smart speaker line-up

There was big news out of Cupertino last month. Apple announced a new, smaller version of one of its products at a cheaper price point, potentially opening it up to a whole new class of customers. I speak, of course, of the HomePod mini.

Yes, yes, there were iPhones as well, but I found myself more drawn to the new, smaller, and 100 per cent more globular smart speaker. Part of that may have been intrigue, yes, but a more substantial reason