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Apple patent suggests multiuser support for Siri in HomePod
Google Home, Google’s eponymous smart speaker, supports multiple users. So do the devices in Amazon’s Echo lineup. And if a newly granted patent application is anything to go by, Apple’s HomePod might be next. AppleInsider today spotted an Apple patent –“User profiling for voice input processing” — publishe…Read More
HomePod may get phone call support and multiple timers
While Apple was quiet about HomePod updates at WWDC, that doesn’t mean it’s twiddling its thumbs — its staff are privately testing pre-release software. And now, we might now what that software entail.s French site iGeneration claims to have details of the HomePod’s iOS 12-based beta, and it could address a laundry list of feature […]
Apple’s HomePod is too expensive, too limited, too late to market, and few people are buying it (AAPL)
Apple / BI Apple has cut manufacturing orders for HomePod. The smart speaker is more expensive than its rivals but has fewer functions. Apple missed the expected Christmas launch date, and now Amazon and Google’s speakers are leaving it in the dust. Apple’s HomePod smart speaker is too expensive, its functions are too limited, and […]
Recommended Reading: Tim Cook on Apple’s iPhone X, HomePod and more
Why Apple is the world’s most innovative company Robert Safian, Fast Company Apple may be one of the biggest companies in the world, but it still doesn’t open up often about how it operates. A few times a year though, we catch a glimpse. Fast Company caught up with CEO Tim Cook back in January […]
Gadget Lab Podcast: A Deep Dive on Apple’s HomePod
We discuss the good and bad points about the HomePod, and tell you whether it’s worth your Satoshis. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a7e46a303280c7a5c9ff3ce/master/pass/FEATURED-WIRED-Gear-logo.jpg
HomePod listening tests reveal the grimy truth about audio reviews
ANALYSIS: As Apple’s HomePod has been out for a week, most of the news, reviews, and early problems have already been discussed ad nauseum. But you might have missed two unusual articles from Yahoo’s David Pogue, whose real world HomePod listening test last Saturday created enough controversy to merit a “readers weigh in” follow-up today. After having […]
The wood-protecting HomePod accessories are already here
Apple launched its not-so-smart speaker HomePod last week, and it’s already suffered a social kerfuffle when users discovered that the device leaves a ring-shaped mark on wooden furniture. Well, find a problem and the peripheral market will rush with a solution: Coasters and stands are popping up to save wooden desks and tables. Apple peripheral […]
Apple probably makes less profit on the HomePod than Google and Amazon do on their speakers (AAPL, AMZN, GOOG)
Lucy Nicholson/Reuters Apple’s smart speaker, the HomePod, has gone on sale in the US for $ 349 (£319 in the UK) last week. Analysts at TechInsight have calculated that it costs Apple $ 216 to build a HomePod, and estimated the company makes a ~38% profit. That would be much less than the reported profit […]
8 reasons you should buy the Sonos One instead of Apple’s HomePod
Sonos Apple finally released the HomePod smart speaker this month, but it’s not looking like the device to buy. Before the HomePod, other smart speakers like Google Home, Amazon’s Echo, and the Sonos One were playing music from Spotify, Google Music, Pandora, Amazon Prime Music, and other streaming services. The HomePod is the first to […]
