This is all they do...
Errr, I think you need to do a little more research into what Amazon does in the technology and technology services field. Granted, they are more a business services than consumers, but one of the biggest right now.
This is all they do...
Errr, I think you need to do a little more research into what Amazon does in the technology and technology services field. Granted, they are more a business services than consumers, but one of the biggest right now.
I agree, Apple's premium price and slow Homekit adoption has hurt their ability to win this area. Most people I know have amazon devices. I have tried the HomePod and now Google's offering and really am tempted to test the waters with Amazon's to see if we like it better. The Google Home/ Home Max are great devices but are pricer compared to the Amazon offerings.
Has anyone else, tested those devices to see which is preferable?
If you’re blind it’s very difficult to operate touch devices like microwaves, but easy to put things in and take them out.What type of handicap would prevent a person from setting the timer on a microwave but wouldn't prevent the same person from preparing the food item or getting it from the refrigerator, placing it in the microwave, and then getting it out of the microwave when it's done?
I thought your your objection was going to be based on APL: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/APL_(programming_language)You can't make this stuff up [sourced from this TechCrunch article - https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/20/a...ilding-alexa-skills-for-devices-with-screens/]...
“...Along with the launch of the all-new Echo Show, the Alexa-powered device with a screen, Amazon also introduced a new design language for developers who want to build voice skills that include multimedia experiences. Called Alexa Presentation Language, or APL, developers will be able to build voice-based apps…”
Seriously Amazon?!?! Did you have to call it APL? There was no other acronym you could come up with that wasn't the slightest bit derivative of any other tech company? Why not just call it Amazon Alexa Presentation Language, or AAPL, so it can be totally confused with the Apple stock symbol in every article that mentions it
Meanwhile Apple is like we can’t fix Siri for you so here is an app to do it yourself even tho the point of those voice assistance is that you don’t have to do anything in my opinion
We have 4 Alexa devices (2 dots and 2 sonos) and we use them all the time for music, news and home automation (via Home Assistant), but I think Apple has them beat in at least 2 areas right now: Music selection and Home Automation software. Alexa is always asking me to clarify which thing I want to turn off, even though I've renamed the device to the exact thing I said. Siri is more accurate in that regard. The Home app isn't the greatest, but it's so much more intuitive than the Alexa app. The Siri Shortcuts app seems pretty useful for Home Automation, but it's not a mass-market kind of thing. Siri + Home is just more more pleasant, right now at least.
You sure Sonos doesn't have anything to worry about? Apple is doing HomePod as a side project and they are already dominating the "high end" smart speaker market, which pretty much only includes Sonos. I wouldn't want to compete with Apple. The HomePod definitely sounds better and people with Apple products will probably choose HomePod at least 2:1.
In 20 years privacy will be dead and no one will care. Or so it seems.
Privacy is more of an age thing. Kids are stupid. They will realize privacy matters when they get older and those bikini try on videos they posted on YouTube are probably not the best idea.Pretty sure. And prettt sure you didn’t read my post either. Just saw that one comment and dutifully jumped to Apple’s defense. Apple is not dominating the “high end” speaker market. Get back to me when Martin Logan, Sonance and others are quaking in their boots over a $350 smart speaker.
Apple might be dominating the upper end of the smart speaker market, but that has nothing to do with my comment. Apple simply doesn’t offer a product like the Sonos Connect or Amazon Echo Link. HomePod definitely does NOT sound better than the speakers of one’s choice. I’m not going to argue over which mediocre smart speaker sounds best. They all sound pretty average compared to a pair of high end speakers.
Amazon is now going head to head with Sonos in the one space where Sonos had an advantage, the high end market. The Sonos Connect products have been the best game in town for high end Multi-Room audio for well over a decade. Amazon’s Echo Link products are an existential threat. Amazon is already entrenched in the home automation space. Now they’re offering a first party home audio solution like Sonos but with (presumably) far better Alexa functionality.
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It’s already dead among younger people. It’s a generational thing. Older folks get worked up over privacy issues. Younger people don’t get what all the fuss is about.
Privacy is more of an age thing. Kids are stupid. They will realize privacy matters when they get older and those bikini try on videos they posted on YouTube are probably not the best idea.
Sonos competes with Apple in the high end smartspeaker market. I’m not talking about Klipsch, KEF, Martin Logan, and other speaker brands.
Apple has the advantage because they can do so much with the ecosystem, software, iPhone, Siri, and all their other hardware to make HomePod better. Sonos should stick to making regular speakers and sound bars.
That right there is the best reason for this.Incredibly hard if you have a handicap
Privacy is more of an age thing. Kids are stupid. They will realize privacy matters when they get older and those bikini try on videos they posted on YouTube are probably not the best idea.
What sort of handicap do you have when you're capable of opening the freezer, grabbing food, moving over to the micro, opening the door and putting food inside, but then unable to simply punch in a few numbers on the keypad...?Incredibly hard if you have a handicap
I thought these looks pretty good.Why do Amazon products always look so tacky?
Sonos is not as high end as you think it is. And I own my home, free and clear.Spoken like someone who knows nothing about Sonos. And Apple has no advantage whatsoever in the high end home market. I’m talking about people who own their homes and invest in home automation systems. I’m not talking about renters (or owners) who buy take-it-with-you products. I’m talking about people who spend money on audio, who want to choose their own speakers, etc. These are two completely different markets.
I know many home owners who have extensive Sonos systems. None of them own any of Sonos’s speakers, however, just Connect boxes. I own several Connect boxes myself. Again, Apple doesn’t compete here, so HomePod is irrelevant.
Sonos Connect has been a huge part of Sonos’s success. Back in the day, that was their only product. Go to any high end audio store and they will carry Sonos. Talk to people who design and install home automation systems and they pretty much always work with Sonos for audio. This is a completely different market from consumer smart speakers.
Until today Sonos was the only game in town. Now Amazon has a cheaper product with better Alexa functionality that does exactly what Sonos did (well not exactly since I doubt Amazon Echo Link supports Apple Music or Google, like Sonos does). This is going to hurt Sonos more than the HomePod (in its current form) ever could.
The only thing that interests me is the sub. I hope an Airplay 2 subwoofer hits the market soon... HomePod can crush some serious bass, but not at loud volumes.
Talk about throwing everything possible at a wall and seeing what sticks. I wasn't happy with Alexa or the Echo products so I moved on to HomePod's, everything works perfectly now. I think big releases like this are a bit creepy and kind of desperate. Their battle with Google is certainly heating up though. Smart move by Apple is to probably sit this one out for now.
Siri works fine. It just can’t understand people who talk like you write.