Twitter’s Apple HomePod verdict: ‘It looks like a roll of toilet paper’

Published time: 7 Jun, 2017 16:48 The unveiling of Apple’s brand new smart speaker, the HomePod, has descended into farce after netizens swiftly compared it to a roll of toilet paper – among other things. The long-rumored rival to the Amazon Echo and Google Home speakers was revealed at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference Monday. […]

Apple takes on Amazon Echo as Apple HomePod Siri speaker is unveiled at WWDC 2017

Apple has unveiled its first brand new product since 2015 with the launch of its official Siri-powered smart speaker. Dubbed HomePod, the internet connected speaker is a direct rival to Amazon Echo, with Siri set to take on Alexa in the voice-controlled smart assistant stakes. However, despite having been officially unveiled, the Apple HomePod won’t […]

Apple unveils HomePod, its answer to the Amazon Echo and Sonos

Apple today announced plans to release a smart speaker named HomePod later this year to compete with Amazon Echo, Google Home, and other smart speakers. The device will be available in white and space grey and retail for $ 349. HomePod will also be spatially aware to improve music quality. The HomePod will first be available in December […]

Homepod is Apple’s first “breakthrough home speaker,” coming December at $349

Enlarge (credit: Andrew Cunningham) SAN JOSE, Calif.—Today at WWDC, we finally got a look at Apple’s rumored smart home speaker—with its home-assistant features buried beneath a music-first sales pitch. “We want to reinvent home music,” Tim Cook told the Monday WWDC keynote crowd before Apple’s Phil Schiller revealed and named the new Apple Homepod. The product […]