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Apple shares HomePod ad directed by Spike Jonze, starring FKA twigs

In its latest advertising push for HomePod, Apple on Monday shared a new ad directed by acclaimed music video and film director Spike Jonze, and starring English performer FKA twigs, who uses the speaker to unwind after a hard day's work.

AppleInsider Staff 8 years ago 17

Smart speaker assistants compared: Siri vs. Alexa vs. Google Assistant

Apple's HomePod brings Siri into the home for the first time, but how does the virtual assistant stack up against established technologies like Amazon's Alexa and Google Home's Google Assistant? We put the latest versions of each smart speaker to the test in this video comparison.

AppleInsider Staff 8 years ago 32

Podcast

AppleInsider Podcast talks about Consumer Reports, Verizon's idea of security, and Apple's handling of iCloud data in China

Victor Marks 8 years ago 6

How HomePod leverages Apple's silicon expertise to deliver advanced audio performance

Over the last nine months, Apple announced HomePod, provided early demonstrations of its sound, briefed journalists on its design and intent, released the product to the market and followed up with additional details highlighting its capabilities that many early reviews didn't catch on their own. Here's an in-depth look at what makes HomePod not just an interesting product, but new product category with the ability to change how users experience audio at home.

Daniel Eran Dilger 8 years ago 117

Video: Apple HomePod vs. Amazon Echo 2nd generation

Apple's HomePod is more than twice as expensive as Amazon's second-generation Echo, incorporates a less capable virtual assistant in Siri and is limited to Apple's ecosystem of service. So why would anyone choose it? It's all about sound quality.

AppleInsider Staff 8 years ago 38

Watch: How to stream music on HomePod using iTunes Match

There are a few options by which to stream music directly from HomePod, the main contender being Apple's monthly subscription service Apple Music. But if you, like many others, have built up an extensive iTunes library over the years, iTunes Match offers the biggest bang for your buck.

AppleInsider Staff 8 years ago 32

Apple HomePod preorders outpaced all other smartspeakers, except Amazon Echo Dot

Priced at $349, the Apple HomePod saw more pent-up demand at launch than virtually all of its competition, save for one budget-priced smartspeaker: Amazon's $50-and-under Echo Dot.

Neil Hughes 8 years ago 33

The Smartphone Endgame: Who wins once shipment volumes peak?

For decades, market research firms have been confidently asserting that the "winners" in PCs, tablets, smartphones and other consumer electronics are not firms that are profitable or even sustainable, but merely those shipping the largest volumes at any given time. This has enabled them to crown a successive line of failed players, then rapidly move on to a new "winner," often within the same year. The bigger problem for this sort of flawgic is that the game itself is changing.

Daniel Eran Dilger 8 years ago 62

How to AirPlay music to your HomePod from Spotify, Pandora, Amazon Music, and Apple Music

The HomePod is not strictly limited to Apple Music playback through Siri — it is also an AirPlay target, and can recieve an audio signal from nearly every app on your iPhone. Here are some of the most common apps, and where to tap to get that to play on your new speaker.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 14

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