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HomePod first impressions: Lots of unknowns, but its sound is impressive

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<p>This week, we learned that Apple’s much-rumored smart speaker is real, and it’s called HomePod (https://www.apple.com/homepod/). Now the wait begins—six months until it ships in December. But while we’re waiting, Apple’s still tweaking the product and getting it ready to launch.</p><p>Sure, a few of us lucky souls were able to listen to a HomePod (https://sixcolors.com/post/2017/06/ears-on-with-the-homepod/) at Apple’s developer conference, but nobody outside of Apple has talked to one or picked one up. At the risk of stating the obvious, that’s because this is a product that’s not finished yet. Apple doesn’t want to publicly commit to a feature and then realize it can’t ship it; the product as the company conceives it today may not be the product that ends up in customers’ hands in December.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3200055/connected-home/homepod-first-impressions-and-what-to-expect-from-it-in-december.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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