HomePod: Retina for your earsApple's new smart speaker, HomePod, was designed to be the simplest and best way to listen to Apple Music and AirPlay, and control HomeKit in your house.
Six or so years ago, a group within Apple started looking into making a speaker that could be placed almost anywhere in the home, would be simple to set up, and would sound incredible no matter where it was placed. Those requirements and constraints posed a significant challenge to the hardware and software engineering teams. What else is new? The solution they came up with became HomePod — a less-than-7-inch cylinder that doesn't just fill a room but turns it into a full-on soundstage.
I'm not going to review it right now. Not exactly. HomePod isn't yet available where I live, in Canada. But I've had the chance to talk with some of the people at Apple that brought HomePod to market, to see the audio lab where it was tested and iterated on, and to hear their vision for the smart speaker. That includes Kate Bergeron, Vic...
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HomePod: Retina for your ears
