Tag: HomePod

April 25, 2019

Siri on the iPhone effectively provides access to all of the device owner’s data in an unrestricted fashion, albeit within the bounds of what Siri could be asked. As an iPhone is a personal device, there is relatively little in […]

December 26, 2018

The year 2018 was so eventful that January 2018 seems a very long time ago. It was the last month before you could have a HomePod, it was the first month that the Consumer Electronics Show got blacked out. And, […]

October 26, 2018

Huawei revealed a new AI speaker at its Mate 20 event in China today, via Engadget. The design is blatantly similar to Apple’s HomePod, with mute, call, and volume control buttons on top of its cylindrical body and dark gray […]

May 31, 2018

However, Apple did introduce Siri Intents for HomePod, enabling App Extensions to take over the handling of specific requests, such as third-party messaging or list-management apps. You can expect to see an expansion of these Siri Extents for HomePod this […]

February 6, 2018

As a home audio device, Apple’s HomePod is a hit with critics, who have lauded the $349 accessory’s superior sound quality. But the standalone speaker has not addressed the shortcomings of Siri, an area where HomePod lagged behind the capabilities […]

January 23, 2018

The HomePod is designed to work with an Apple Music subscription. It learns preferences and tastes that are shared across devices. HomePod’s Siri implementation can handle advanced searches within Apple Music’s catalog, so users can ask questions like, “Hey Siri, […]

June 15, 2017

Roughly a third of people in the U.S. are interested in Apple’s Siri-based HomePod, though they’re more likely to buy an Amazon Echo in practice, survey results suggested on Wednesday. Of 2,200 polled adults, 33 percent said they were interested […]