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Future Apple HomePod could customize audio experience to suit multiple users in the same room

A future HomePod audio system may take a nearby user's position into account when playing sound, including creating separate stereo experiences for individuals in different places, and automatically adjusting the audio or even turning it off if the listener moves out of the room.

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago

Editorial: How AirPods and Shortcuts shifted Apple's Siri story and blunted Amazon's Alexa Echo threat

Two years ago there was no shortage of media coverage imagining that Apple's entire hardware business was about to be eclipsed by a new voice-first world where Amazon's Alexa, Google's Assistant and perhaps even Microsoft Cortana would shift consumer and developer attention away from iPhone apps and toward stationary Internet-connected microphones running ambient "skills." Why didn't that actually happen?

Daniel Eran Dilger 6 years ago

Editorial: HomePod is as powerful as the iPhone 6, so let's have an App Store for it

Amazon and Google have the reputation for selling smart speakers with far more features than Apple's HomePod. Yet Apple's brilliant music player is really a powerful device that just needs an App Store to make it the smartest speaker of them all.

William Gallagher 6 years ago

Here are the best ways to get radio broadcasts to play on your HomePod or iPhone

Tips: It's easy to use AirPlay with a radio station's stream, but with a few steps, and an app or two, you can turn Apple's HomePod in conjunction with your iPhone or iPad into a fantastic, and flexible radio player.

William Gallagher 6 years ago

HomePod now $299 in US, similar cuts made worldwide

Apple has permanently lowered the retail price of the HomePod to $299 in the U.S, a $50 cut from the launch price.

Mike Wuerthele 6 years ago

Apple HomeKit seen 'gaining traction' in smarthome accessories towards 2023

As the number of smarthome devices approaches a forecast 1.56 billion in 2023, ones compatible with Apple's HomeKit should finally gain more "traction," according to research firm IDC.

Roger Fingas 6 years ago

How to make and receive phone calls on HomePod

Apple doesn't promote this and it wasn't available when HomePod first launched, but since iOS 12 you've been able to ignore your iPhone and make or receive all your calls through the company's smart speaker.

William Gallagher 6 years ago

Apple rolls out changes to female British voice on HomePod and iOS

Apple has made another change to the British voice of Siri on its devices, with iOS and HomePod users now able to hear an updated version of the female voice following similar upgrades recently made to the male version in February.

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago

Apple hunts for program manager to help respond to Siri criticisms

Apple is searching for a Siri engineering program manager to keep tabs on how the world is reacting to the AI assistant and transform any criticism into real-world improvements.

Roger Fingas 6 years ago

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