It’s been 5 years since Apple debuted the HomePod, a sensible house speaker with spectacular specs that didn’t promote very effectively. The corporate discontinued the unique HomePod in 2021 in favor of the HomePod Mini and a second generation in 2023. However now it appears the machine could get one thing new.
Famend Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo posted on Medium that he expects Chinese language producer Tianma to enter Apple’s provide chain this yr to start manufacturing 7-inch panels for a brand new HomePod. Kuo speculates that if the brand new HomePod goes effectively for Apple, Tiama might get orders for extra Apple merchandise, together with the iPad.
天馬首度打入Apple供應鏈，為Apple再造智能家庭策略的新受益者 / Tianma is about to debut in Apple’s provide chain, changing into a brand new beneficiary of Apple’s revamped sensible house techniquehttps://t.co/WA2qAnt95o
— 郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo) March 10, 2023
Kuo has been overlaying Apple since 2010 and has been a dependable supply of the corporate’s plans and intentions. He obtains his data by doing on-the-ground analysis and interviews with Apple’s suppliers in China. His latest, correct predictions embody that the iPhone 14 Pro would have a 48MP digicam, the AirPods Professional 2 could be launched in late 2022, and that Apple would launch three Apple Watch fashions in 2022. Nevertheless, his document isn’t good. Kuo has additionally predicted that Apple would ditch the lightning cable on iPhone two years working—however that may likely come true this year.
A brand new HomePod with a sensible show would assist Apple compete with gadgets like Amazon’s Echo Show, Google’s Nest Hub, and Meta’s Portal within the ever-evolving sensible house market.
Supply: Ming-Chi Kuo
