Just yesterday, we told you about new signs found in the Big Apple product code of a new product that could be a mix between a HomePod and an iPad mini. This idea is not new since we have been talking and speculating for years about this device that could soon see the light of day. In the meantime, Apple continues to move the pieces of its puzzle and this time the novelty is update the list of old deviceswhich added the 1st generation HomePod, a product that began selling in June 2017.
The list of vintage devices already includes the 1st generation HomePod
Apple has a significant breakdown of its older products into two categories:
- Vintage or old products: These are devices or products sold more than 5 years and less than 7 years ago.
- Obsolete products: These products were sold more than 7 years ago.
The difference between these two types of products is that Vintage devices can still receive technical support from Apple while obsolete ones do not. Apple periodically updates this list by adding or reclassifying its products based on how long they have been on the market since their launch.
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A few hours ago, The 1st generation HomePod has been added to the list of vintage or older products, being the first HomePod added to this list. This device, as we have already mentioned, arrived on the market in June 2017 as a coup d’état by Apple, diving fully into the world of home automation, transforming a large speaker into a sort of virtual assistant thanks to the incorporation of Siri.
In addition to the 1st generation HomePod, other devices that have also started to become part of vintage products are the iPhone X and 1st generation AirPods, All excellent products that marked a before and after within the company. In the first case, due to the removal of the Home button and the arrival of the to cut which eventually disappeared in the iPhone 15, and the 1st generation AirPods to be the first step in the great evolution that this product was for Apple.
