APPLE HOMEPOD MINI

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PRICE £74 (£89 inc VAT) from apple.com/uk

The original HomePod (no longer on sale) was relatively large and expensive, limiting its appeal. The smaller HomePod mini is far cheaper, introduces new features and sounds far better than a speaker this size has any right to.

As you might expect from Apple, the HomePod mini is a good-looking device. The size of a baseball, it’s available in five colours, including the all-new yellow, blue and orange. Each has a multi-colour status light on top, which lights up when