Apple is discontinuing its HomePod digital assistant and sound system but continuing production of the much-less-expensive HomePod Mini, TechCrunch reported. HomePod, which is selling while supplies last for $299, debuted four years ago as a combination high-end speaker and digital assistant relying on Apple’s Siri...
Former Apple design engineer Christopher Stringer — who has over 1,400 patents to his name — is developing a smart speaker that will compete with Apple’s HomePod, according to a report in the Financial Times (FT), citing sources familiar with the matter. An Australian native...
Apple is considering a move to allow users to change their default settings to third-party apps, Bloomberg reported on Thursday (Feb. 20). Reacting to mounting criticism, rival apps could be given more prominence on iPhones and iPads. Apple is also weighing opening its HomePod speaker...
“There’s no place like home” are the famous words spoken by Judy Garland, playing the character of Dorothy, at the end of the iconic movie, “The Wizard of Oz.” All it took were three clicks of her ruby-red slippers and those five words to transport...
June 14, 2017
HomePod If the Amazon Echo is white wine and Google Home is red, then Apple’s new Siri-voiced HomePod is a fine champagne: fine-tuned, exclusive and priced to match. Fine-tuned, because Apple has been touting the superior audio quality of its large, proprietary woofer (for deep, clean bass), its seven beam-forming tweeters (for pure high frequencies) […]
June 06, 2017
All eyes were on San Jose yesterday (Monday, June 5) as Apple kicked off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 2017) and gave the world its first preview of its 2017...
February 20, 2024
Apple’s hardware team responsible for audio features on AirPods and other products has reportedly undergone some leadership changes. Gary Geaves, who has been crucial in the development of products like AirPods and HomePod, is stepping down from his role as the company’s vice president in charge of acoustics in what is said to be a […]
March 14, 2021
Apple is discontinuing its HomePod digital assistant and sound system but continuing production of the much-less-expensive HomePod Mini, TechCrunch reported. HomePod, which is selling while supplies last for $299, debuted...
May 26, 2020
Former Apple design engineer Christopher Stringer — who has over 1,400 patents to his name — is developing a smart speaker that will compete with Apple’s HomePod, according to a...
February 21, 2020
Apple is considering a move to allow users to change their default settings to third-party apps, Bloomberg reported on Thursday (Feb. 20). Reacting to mounting criticism, rival apps could be...
