苹果的新 HomeView 设备是周二智能家居活动的焦点，但公司也用新芯片和 Siri AI 集成刷新了 HomePod Mini 智能音箱，后者将通过未来更新提供。
Apple’s new HomeView device was the center of the show at its smart home event on Tuesday, but the company also refreshed its HomePod Mini smart speaker with a new chip and Siri AI integration, the latter of which will be available through a future update.
这款售价 149 美元的更新版比 2020 年推出的原始版本贵了 50 美元。新款 HomePod mini 配备 S10 芯片，有助于提升动态范围、音量和声学性能。
The $149 update is $50 more expensive than the original version launched over six years ago in 2020. The new HomePod mini has an S10 chip that helps improve optimize dynamic range, loudness, and acoustic performance.
借助新款 HomePod mini，用户可以通过语音命令控制智能家居设备。此外，音箱还能监听烟雾报警器等声音，并向用户手机发送通知 — — 这一功能 Alexa 设备多年来一直提供。
With the new HomePod mini, users can control their smart home devices through voice commands. Plus, the speaker can listen for sounds like a smoke alarm and send a notification to users’ phones — a feature that Alexa devices have offered for years.
苹果表示，借助 Siri AI，用户将能够进行多轮对话，但未透露新助理何时对 HomePod mini 2 买家开放。
Apple said that with Siri AI, users will be able to have multi-turn conversations, but it didn’t provide a date for when the new assistant will be available to HomePod mini 2 buyers.
公司还表示，新音箱与其其他设备协同工作更佳。例如，用户可将其与新款 Apple TV 4K 配对，组成四音箱家庭娱乐系统。此外，HomePod mini 2 音箱可作为 Mac 的默认音箱用于视频通话或音乐播放，而非内置音箱。
The company also said the new speaker works better with its other devices. For instance, users could form a four-speaker home entertainment system paired with the new Apple TV 4K. Plus, the HomePod mini 2 speakers can be the default speaker for Mac for video calls or music playback instead of built-in speakers.
该设备还有一项新功能：名为“Sound Glow”的视觉画布，它利用专辑 的配色方案，将 HomePod mini 的顶部变成可随音乐发光和脉冲的视觉画布。用户也可选择雨声或海浪等声音景观来启动动画。
The device has another new feature, as well: a visual canvas called “Sound Glow,” which uses the color scheme of the album art to turn the top of the HomePod mini into a visual canvas that will glow and pulse in sync with the music. Users can also pick soundscapes like rain or ocean waves to start animations.
新音箱提供粉色、绿色、蓝色、白色和午夜色，将于 10 月 30 日起发售。消费者可从今日起预订。
The new speaker comes in pink, green, blue, white, and midnight colorways and will be available starting October 30. Consumers can pre-order starting today.