Opinion: Living with Google Home Mini sparked my interest in HomePod, but leaves me still skeptical of smart speakers<div class="feat-image">
</div><p>When Apple unveiled the
HomePod this past June at
WWDC 2017, I didn’t give it too much of my attention. As a design piece, it looked like something I’d be happy to put in my living room. As a product, I just wasn’t interested. Smart speakers in general have seemed like little more than a novelty to me, and I’ve resisted buying one… until now. Last week I welcomed a
Google Home Mini into my life to see if it could change my mind. Here’s what I found…</p>
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Opinion: Living with Google Home Mini sparked my interest in HomePod, but leaves me still skeptical of smart speakers