HomePod
| Apple HomePod | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Apple Inc. |
| category | Smart speaker with voice assistance function |
| Released on |  United States United Kingdom February 9th 2018 Germany France June 18th 2018
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| Connectivity | WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS |
| Dimensions | 172 mm high and 142 mm wide |
| Weight | 2.5 kg |
| Website | www.apple.com/homepod |
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HomePod is a wireless speaker developed by the US company Apple with an emphasis on sound quality. In addition, it can help with everyday tasks as an intelligent personal assistant via the built-in Siri functionality and also offers smart home control.
history
The Homepod was presented at WWDC 2017 and was originally supposed to be released in December 2017, but the release had to be postponed. The HomePod has been available in Australia, the UK and the US since February 9, 2018. The US price is $ 349. The German sales start took place on June 18, 2018. The German sales price was € 349, although this was reduced to € 329 at the beginning of April.
features
The HomePod uses spatial orientation to recognize its position in the room and to adapt its sound. Six microphones for voice control recognize the voice from a distance and while music is playing. The A8 chip developed by Apple is responsible for complex tasks such as bass management using software modeling in real time.
AudioOS was initially used as the operating system, and since April 2020 Apple has been using tvOS as the basis, which also serves as the operating system for the Apple TV set-top boxes. While audioOS was a reduced iOS version, tvOS now runs software tailored to the HomePod on the device. The HomePod also works with Apple Music , Siri, and HomeKit- compatible devices. HomePod requires at least an iPhone 5s and iOS 11.2.5 or later. There is a display on top of the HomePod that shows a Siri waveform when the voice assistant is deployed and used for navigation. A special array of seven tweeters should provide room-filling sound. The device weighs 2.5 kg, is 172 mm high and 142 mm wide. With the software update to iOS 11.4, additional functions such as coupling HomePods to stereo pairs and multi-room audio with AirPlay 2 were added.
With the introduction of tvOS 14, it is now easier for users to play music from third-party providers.
criticism
“Apple's Siri speaker HomePod is apparently at war with wooden furniture. If you place the speaker on a piece of wood furniture, you could get annoyed a short time later by ugly white, ring-shaped stains on it. "
“The repair specialists cannot find a non-destructive way into the interior of the loudspeaker. Finally, they open the case with a saw. It is obviously optimized for stability and freedom from vibration. "
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Apple is postponing HomePod smart speakers to 2018 , Macwelt, November 22, 2017
- ↑ HomePod: Apple's Siri speakers in the first test , Mac & i, Heise, February 9, 2018
- ↑ Apple lowers the HomePod price | News | MacTechNews.de ,, MacTechNews, April 4, 2019
- ↑ Ben Schwan: Apple's Smartspeaker HomePod now runs with a tvOS derivative. In: heise online. April 16, 2020, accessed April 22, 2020 .
- ↑ HomePod: What we know about Apple's smart speakers - and what not , Mac & i, Heise, November 15, 2017
- ↑ iOS 11.4 brings stereo pairs and multiroom audio with AirPlay 2 , Apple, May 29, 2018
- ↑ Nadine Juliana Dressler: Apple's HomePod starts supporting music streaming services like Spotify. June 22, 2020, accessed June 24, 2020 .
- ↑ Homepod: Apple's Siri speaker leaves white, round spots on wooden furniture | t3n news. Retrieved March 13, 2018 .
- ↑ iFixit: Apple HomePod is also difficult to repair | ZDNet.de. Retrieved February 13, 2018 .