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Apple refreshes its HomePod mini with a new chip and $149 price tag

The new HomePod mini goes on sale October thirtieth with Siri AI; meanwhile a thirty-five-year Astoria food cart battles rising meat and fuel costs.

On air: Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock on The Midday Show
Published 12:22 PM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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First reported by TechCrunch: “Apple refreshes its HomePod mini with a new chip and $149 price tag”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 12:22 PM ET on The Midday Show, by Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock.
Topics: Apple.

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What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorApple has a new HomePod mini with a faster chip, Siri AI and a visual feature called SoundGlow, and it costs one hundred forty-nine dollars starting October thirtieth.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA speaker that glows. Finally, something in my apartment that lights up when I talk.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's a hundred and forty-nine dollars, which is a lot of glow.

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