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Enlarge / Apple’s HomePod is the most hyped-up home speaker to hit the market in a long time. (credit: Jeff Dunn) What is this thing? That, in essence, is the question most onlookers have asked about Apple’s HomePod speaker since its unveiling last summer. The natural inclination is to compare it to smart speakers like the […]
Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Happy Valentine’s Day! Now that’s out of the way, we’ve got Apple’s HomePod review (great sound, not so smart), adorable robot skiers and problems with Star Trek Discovery. The company’s first smart speaker sounds great, but is that enough? Apple HomePod review: A great speaker that’s not so smart […]
If you’re getting a HomePod, be sure to place it somewhere safe… depending on what you break, it might be expensive to get a fix. Apple has updated its support pages to reveal that an out-of-warranty HomePod repair will cost $ 279 (£269). Throw in the shipping fee ($ 20 US, or £13) for a […]
Apple’s new $ 349 smart speaker HomePod officially hit stores today, and you’re probably already aware that the initial reviews have been mixed: Generally positive on the sonic performance, neutral to positive on the industrial design, and disappointed to downright negative on Siri. If you’re on the fence about HomePod and wondering whether to audition […]
I have a confession to make: Even though I’m typing this on a MacBook Pro while wearing an Apple Watch and listening to Apple Music through a pair of Beats X headphones, I haven’t preordered the HomePod. I had one in my shopping cart the first day it was available for purchase. I really did. […]
OPINION: Two Fridays from now, Apple’s HomePod will arrive in stores. While hard-core Apple fans will get to enjoy the most exciting unboxing experience since December’s iMac Pro launch, everyone else will be waiting on the sidelines for real world opinions on the $ 349 smart speaker. Given how hot the smart speaker market has been […]
Business Insider/Getty/Reuters Apple will release its HomePod smart speaker on February 9, to compete with the Google Home Max and the Amazon Echo. This leaves only one significant small player in the space, Sonos, which has to take on three tech goliaths who are worth $ 2.4 trillion collectively. Sonos was late to adding voice […]
It’s hard to believe now, but little more than three years ago, smart speakers didn’t exist. And little more than six years ago, you couldn’t find any consumer device with a built-in voice assistant. My, how things have changed. Since Apple put Siri on the iPhone 4S in 2011, every one of its smartphones has […]
The first time I got close to one of Apple’s HomePods was in a secluded meeting room at WWDC. Sonically, at least, it blew away the competition. After seven months — not to mention the introduction of other impressive smart speakers — Apple invited me to spend another hour with a near-final HomePod, and it […]
Enlarge (credit: Apple) Apple announced this morning that the wait for its HomePod smart speaker is nearly over. HomePod will be available starting February 9, with preorders beginning Friday, January 26. The home speaker that houses the company’s virtual assistant Siri will initially be sold in the US, UK, and Australia, and will be available […]
