Apple has recently introduced its latest HomePod (Siri Supported) in India. The smart speaker was initially revealed to the public on WWDC 2017.
The Apple Homepod features an A8 chip powered smart speaker which is 7-inch tall. A cool feature of this is that it listens to instructions locally and encrypts them in a secure process.
The woofer on the inside of the device was designed by Apple and give a deep clean Bass sound quality. There are also custom array of seven beam forming tweeters.
It also features Siri (Apple’s Virtual Assistant) which recognizes natural voice especially in different accent like that of Indian accent and allows the user to easily control other connected devices. Six microphones are there to ensure that each command is captured.
Apple HomePod specifications:
Dimensions: 172 x 142 mm (H x W)
Weight: 2.5 Kg
Touch Surface: Tap or hold +/- for volume, Touch and Hold for Siri, Tap to play/pause music or Siri, Double-tap to skip, Triple-tap to skip back
Compatibility: Phone SE, iPhone 6s or later, or iPod touch (7th generation) with the latest iOS; or iPad Pro, iPad (5th generation or later), iPad Air 2 or later, or iPad mini 4 or later with the latest iPadOS. Requires Apple Music subscription for full music functionality
Audio Technology:
High-Excursion woofer with custom amplifier
Array of 7 horn-loaded tweeters, each with own custom amplifier
Six-microphone array for far-field Siri
Internal low-frequency calibration microphone for automatic bass correction
Direct and ambient audio beamforming
Transparent Studio-level dynamic Processing
Stereo pair capable
Audio Formats: HE-AAC (V1), AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Apple Lossless, AIFF, WAV and FLAC
Wireless: 802.11ac Wi-Fi with MIMO, Direct Guest access, Bluetooth V5.0, Multi-room speaker support with AirPlay 2
Audio sources: Apple Music, iTunes music purchases, iCloud Music Library with an Apple Music or iTunes match subscription, Beats 1 live radio, Beats 1 live episodes on demand, Apple Podcasts, AiPlay other content to HomePod from iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV or Mac
The Apple HomePod is currently priced at Rs. 19,990 in India and will be available in White and Space Grey colors. Sale starts very soon and will be available via Apple’s Authorized resellers inside of India.
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