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11 Tasks you can ask Siri on HomePods to do for you
Apple today announced its Siri-based Echo competitor, which it’s calling HomePod and reckons will be as important as the iPod. Who needs more than 7”? Seven inches tall and kitted out with the same...
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Apple’s Secret Plan for HomePod is…
You. Who are you? What do you need? What do you want to listen to? How do you want to get it? Do your habits and needs change during the day? Do you do some things more than others? How many of these...
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UPDATED: Amazon Prime’s Cut-price Echo Sale Opens up Apple’s HomePod Market
I was struck today by a story on The Street which somehow managed to argue that Amazon just stole a march on Apple’s HomePod by selling its Echo devices at a big discount during Amazon Prime day....
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9+ Useful Siri Commands You May Have Missed
Apple’s Siri voice assistant comes in for a lot of criticism, but it is possible people would like it more if they knew some of these useful commands to help get through their day. Don’t forget, you...
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Millennials – Apple’s HomePod Home Run
Apple has a better chance than you think with HomePod. You see, while most commentators see that product as the company’s answer to Alexa/Echo, they need to look a little deeper and actually analyse...
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Apple Delays HomePod Smart Speaker System, Needs ‘More Time’
How hard is it to design a smart speaker system? Apple just showed us that if you’re trying to design one properly, it’s a little harder than anyone else thought. How? It said it needed more time to...
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Apple ends the suspense, promises HomePod ships Feb 9
Apple’s HomePod systems will ship in the US, UK, Australia from February 9, You’ll soon be yelling, “Hey Siri, play me some of my favorite tunes,” while you’re in your den, as Apple has confirmed it...
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Essential Siri HomePod Apple Music commands
What commands can I give HomePod? Say “Hey Siri” and add one of the following commands: What commands can I give HomePod? With superior audio quality and a range of advanced technologies designed to...
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14(+) things we just learned about Apple’s HomePod (Updated)
Apple’s HomePod systems are hitting the streets. Set to ship in Australia, the U.S. and UK February 9, HomePod is already sold out on pre-order in Australia, UK and running low in America. As the...
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Yes, you can play Spotify on HomePod
Dear all the critics who moan that you can’t play Spotify through HomePod. You can. Here’s how to do it Launch Spotify on the iOS device you already needed to own to set HomePod up.. Then…. Hit play...
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6 problems with those Consumer Reports Apple HomePod claims
What’s up with Consumer Reports? I’ve got a few problems already with Consumer Reports claim that Apple’s new HomePod system sounds less good than the Sonos One and Google Home Plus. I thought I’d...
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Why Apple must launch an in-car audio system
Why wouldn’t Apple want to put clever HomePod audio speaker systems in your car? In car audio and entertainment systems are incredibly popular, so much so that Apple has spent years attempting to...
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HomePod sales collapsing, claim shaky sources
HomePod’s are the best-sounding and most private smart speakers you can get. After reading Bloomberg this morning, I amused myself by interrupting my HomePod’s rather excellent Dark Sky playlist to ask...
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WWDC 18: Apple finally gives AirPlay 2 to the rest of us
With less than a week until WWDC 2018, Apple will ship some of the technology improvements it promised at WWDC 2017 – it has taken almost a year to do so. iOS 11.4 is here Apple today confirmed it...
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Siri Shortcuts will be HomePod’s secret weapon
Watch out Amazon, HomePod users can look forward much more done with their smart(er) speaker system, thanks to Siri Shortcuts. What are Siri Shortcuts? Apple acquired Workflow last year. Shortcuts in...
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7+ HomePod tips everybody needs
Was anyone else impressed at how few twinned stereo HomePod systems it took to fill the entire upper floor of WWDC with music? I know I was, and while it would be fair to see a touch of ‘marketing to...
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18 Siri commands for HomePod AirPlay 2 users
I use my HomePod daily. I have done so for months. I think it’s a fantastic music system, and when you add a second unit using stereo pairing the music it creates truly competes with any high-end...
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Apple must work a little smarter to sell its accessories
If it gets the recipe right, Apple could unleash a big wave of accessory sales as most of its customers still haven’t invested in things like Apple TV, Apple Watch or any of its ‘Other’ products,...
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How to move Siri’s voice between paired HomePods
I recently wrote a short review based on use of Apple’s excellent paired HomePod speakers (they are fantastic, by the way). Moving Siri In that review I voiced a little frustration because I hadn’t...
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6 cool Apple HomePod improvements coming this fall
HomePod’s are the best-sounding and most private smart speakers you can get. No sooner has it introduced stereo pairing than we learn that Apple this fall will once again show us why HomePod is the...
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