Among many other great releases at the WWDC 2017 event, HomePod is another long-rumored apple gadget that has been announced for release later this year. HomePod is just like your home iPod that gives you control over your music. Basically, it’s a Wi-Fi connected speaker that offers Siri control, virtual surround sound system and HomeKit functionality. If all this makes you curious then here we have got some more details about this wonderful new release from Apple.
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- Apple HomePod Specs
- What HomePod Is All About?
- What Else Can Your Musicologist Do?
- Is HomePod AirPlay Compatible?
- How Your Privacy Is Served?
- What Customizations Are Available?
- What’s The Price And Release Date?
Apple HomePod Specs
- 7” tall
- A8 chip designed by Apple
- 3D mesh fabric
- 6-microphone array
- 14” Apple-designed woofer
- 7 beam-forming tweeter array
- Built in Siri support
- Multi-room speaker support for AirPlay 2
- 11 a/b/g/n/ac with MIMO
- Data Encryption
- Capacitive touch controls right on the device
What HomePod Is All About?
HomePod is positioned by Apple as one amazing wireless speaker. Another gadget that will offer voice control via Siri, you just have to say “Hey Siri” to wake it up and do everything Siri can, even a bit more in fact. It allows you to control all the accessories that are HomeKit-enabled –even from outside of your home as the device serves as HomeKit Home Hub –listen to your favorite music with some exceptional speakers of HomePod, check calendar, set reminders and send messages.
The main focus while developing HomePod was on audio quality. With the help of Spatial Awareness feature incorporated in this device, the Apple-designed woofer and beam-forming tweeters work in tandem for offering that surround sound effect no matter where you may be. HomePod has that amazing capability to surround the space in which you have placed it and then adjust the woofer/tweeter in accordance to the space for offering best sound quality possible.
Your HomePod can quickly become your Musicologist as well by letting you find some of your favorite tracks that are available on the Apple Music. And, with the beam-forming microphones that it comes with, the HomePod allows you to have better control over the listening experience you get with the gadget regardless of your position in the room.
What Else Can Your Musicologist Do?
Well, HomePod isn’t just about finding some good music for you to listen. There are quite a few little tricks that you can do with it.
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Say ‘Hey Siri’ and tell your digital assistant the song that you like and your little musicologist will get into action right away to learn preferences from thousands of genres, across lots and lots of playlists, sharing the music tastes across devices. Even advanced searches can be made with Siri as you can ask questions to find out specific people in a given track, like drummer playing in a particular track. You can also make your Up Next queue and share it with all the people in your home listening to your wonderful selection.
Is HomePod AirPlay Compatible?
Yes, it is. It is even compatible with the AirPlay2 that Apple has just announced. Use it for connecting to different other HomePods that you have at home and also for controlling other speakers compatible with AirPlay 2.
How Your Privacy Is Served?
Apple has taken good care of your privacy and with your new HomePod and as soon as your device locally recognizes “Hey Siri”, all the information that is sent to the Apple Servers is encrypted. Besides, anonymous Siri-identifier is used for sending all this encrypted data to the Apple Servers.
What Customizations Are Available?
Just like the personalization options available in various smart speakers available nowadays, HomePod allows you to choose your speakers from two different color options. They will be available in Space Gray and White.
What’s The Price And Release Date?
The HomePods will be available for $349 in both the color options. And, according to Apple, the smart speaker is going to debut in December in UK, US and Australia markets.