Besides the A5 chip, backlit touch surface, support for stereo speaker setups, Ultra Wideband capability and $100 price tag, there’s something else about the new HomePod Mini that you might not have noticed: support for a little-known smart home protocol called Thread. via Technology and News Today https://gizmodo.com/homepod-mini-supports-the-new-thread-protocol-that-coul-1845389973