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    "model_year": 2018,
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    "source_url": "https://support.apple.com/en-gb/111994",
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    "source_title": "HomePod (1st generation) - Technical Specifications",
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    "verification_notes": "Official Apple source captured 2026-11-09; source headings and 11 sections archived. Year introduced cross-checked against Apple's official HomePod model-identification documentation on 2026-11-09.",
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    "note": "Official Apple source sections retained. Explicit year introduced, finish/colour, dimensions/weight, audio, sensor, wireless and environmental fields extracted where present with section provenance. Field status remains source_transcribed pending full record-by-record verification; no missing values inferred.",
    "extracted_at": "2026-11-09",
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      "heading": "Size, Weight, and Color 1",
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    },
    {
      "heading": "Electrical and Environmental Requirements",
      "source_text": "Operating temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)\nRelative humidity: 5% to 90% noncondensing\nOperating altitude: tested up to 10,000 feet (3000 m)"
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      "heading": "In the Box",
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