Apple unveils new $299 HomePod, continuing product launch blitz
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Just a day after Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) unveiled new chips, new MacBook Pros and an updated Mac mini, the tech giant also took the wraps off a new HomePod smart speaker.
The new HomePod has "breakthrough" sound and enhanced Siri capabilities, including managing everyday tasks and controlling the smart home. It also offers support for immersive Spatial Audio tracks, the tech giant said.

The newly released smart speaker, which competes with the likes of Amazon's (AMZN) Echo series of speakers, Sonos (SONO) smart speakers and Google's (GOOG) (GOOGL) Home, comes in white and midnight, a new color made with 100 percent recycled mesh fabric, Apple (AAPL) added.
Apple (AAPL) already offers the $99 HomePod mini.
The second-generation HomePod retails for $299 and is available to order starting today and will be available to buy on February 3.
Apple (AAPL) shares rose fractionally to $136.89 in premarket trading on Wednesday.
Late on Tuesday it was reported that Apple (AAPL) had postponed development of its augmented reality glasses and would instead work on the second-generation of its oft-rumored mixed reality headset.