Apple PR:

Today, Apple introduced HomePod mini in midnight….

Why, though?

The best explanation I've heard so far is from the fellas over at ATP: Color matching. The old ‘space gray’ and the new ‘midnight’ may be superficially similar, but they're not the same. If you buy a second one to form a stereo pair, the old and the new won't match.

That would be a very Apple-y thing to consider, of course, but I wonder if it’s also Apple’s way of saying “no new HomePod minis on the horizon,” which is a bummer for those of us with a HomePod (or mini) in literally every room of our home, and who were hoping for new hardware that supports Apple Intelligence.