HACKINTOSH.ORG | Macintosh discussion forums

Apple HomePod: 3 lingering questions

<article>
   <section class="page">
<p>Smart speakers are here, and they’re not going away anytime soon. In the last month or so alone, Amazon has rolled out an entirely new lineup of its Echo (https://www.techhive.com/article/3229105/hubs-controllers/amazon-echo-which-alexa-smart-speaker-is-right-for-you.html) devices while Google has supplemented its standard Google Home with both a smaller (https://www.techhive.com/article/3230472/connected-home/google-home-mini.html) and larger (https://www.techhive.com/article/3230453/home-tech/google-home-max-smart-sound.html) version. Even Microsoft has gotten into the game, with a Cortana-based smart speaker (https://www.techhive.com/article/3195043/consumer-electronics/harman-kardon-teases-the-invoke-speaker-a-cortana-powered-echo-competitor.html) from Harman Kardon, and multiroom audio purveyor Sonos has announced an Alexa-based model (https://www.techhive.com/article/3230376/speakers/sonos-one-alexa-airplay-2-google-assistant.html) of one of its speakers shipping later this month.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3232396/speakers/apple-homepod-3-lingering-questions.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

Source: Apple HomePod: 3 lingering questions (https://www.macworld.com/article/3232396/speakers/apple-homepod-3-lingering-questions.html#tk.rss_all)