Tag: smart speakers
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Smart speaker penetration hits 20% of U.S. Wi-Fi households
In just three months, that’s more than a 50 percent increase to an astounding 18.7 million U.S. home…
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The Inquirer reviews Apple’s HomePod: ‘Looks great, sounds fantastic; Siri needs work’
We’ve now spent a month with the Apple HomePod, the company’s first attack on the smart speaker market…
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I want another Apple HomePod for sure, maybe two more
One of the tests of truly useful technology is how quickly it stops feeling like a luxury and starts feeling like something you wouldn’t want to live without
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Hey Apple, it’s time to drop the ‘Hey’ from ‘Hey Siri’
You don’t have to say “Hey Alexa,” so why do we still have to say “Hey Siri?”
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There are nearly 50 million smart speaker users in the U.S.
There are now nearly 50 million smart speaker users in the U.S…
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Apple’s HomePod vs. Sonos One with Alexa
Apple’s entrance into the ‘smart’ speaker market earlier this month was remarkable…
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NPD: Apple’s U.S. HomePod day one preorders beat all other smart speakers’ first day preorders, except Amazon’s $50 Echo Dot
In the U.S., day one pre-orders of Apple’s HomePod were higher than all other smart speaker first day pre-orders, except Amazon’s Echo Dot…
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Apple might have a ‘HomePod mini’ in the works
Today is Apple’s HomePod day!
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Apple’s HomePod is openly hostile to any hardware or service not made by Apple
The notion of Apple’s ‘walled garden’ ecosystem of products precedes even the iPhone…
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HomePod faces a challenge with which Apple is totally unfamiliar or something
HomePod, which finally starts shipping this week, was delayed for several months…
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CNET reviews Apple’s HomePod: Strong wireless speaker with awesome sound
The Apple HomePod produces awesome sound across a broad range of genres…
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How to use your new HomePod with your Apple TV
I recently got a new 4K UHD television set and purposefully didn’t invest in a sound bar because…
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David Pogue hands-on with Apple’s HomePod: ‘Better sound than any competitor’
After missing its holiday shipping deadline, Apple is almost ready to release the HomePod…
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Apple HomePod debuts with strong sales; 45% of buyers are iPhone X owners, 92% of buyers were male
Apple has finally made its foray into the premium voice-activated speaker market…
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Apple’s Phil Schiller talks HomePod
When Apple announced in June its intention to deliver the HomePod by the end of the year…
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How Apple’s HomePod will handle software updates
As HomePod pre-orders began last week and some first impressions came out…
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What Apple’s HomePod 2 should offer
iPhone, Apple TV, iPad, Apple Watch – all of them were super interesting new products that…
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Apple may have over-estimated HomePod demand; $349 smart speaker still available for February 9th delivery
When a brand new Apple product goes on sale, early adopters tend to…
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One hour with Apple’s new HomePod smart speaker
There’s finally good news for those eagerly awaiting Apple’s take on the smart speaker…
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Apple’s iOS 11.3 beta delivers AirPlay 2 with multi-room playback
Apple released the first developer betas of iOS 11.3 and tvOS 11.3, including new features…
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How Apple is positioning the HomePod and why
From the very beginning, Apple has positioned HomePod as a high-quality-sound speaker….
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How I got talked into buying an Apple HomePod despite my reservations
Having two audiophile friends who spend truly terrifying sums of money on their hifi systems…
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TechHive reviews Google Home Max: This is the best-sounding smart speaker you can buy
Amazon certainly has nothing close to it in terms of audio performance…
