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Apple Announces New HomePod for $299 With Full-Size Design, S7 Chip, and More
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They should take trade-ins on bricked OG Homepods...
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Glad, it made a comeback. Welcome back HomePod. Hopefully, it stays up and Apple doesn’t discontinue them.
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People are mocking Apple for releasing a so-called "failed product" again but I wouldn't call it a failed product. The second-hand market for HomePods after they were discontinued was extremely robust. There is clear interest in this and I bet it'll sell well.
So is Apple doing the new 3-consecutive-day release strategy again?
What's next? M2 iPad Air? Pro Display XDR? (I secretly hope it will be a 27-inch 5K mini-LED Studio Display.)
What's next? M2 iPad Air? Pro Display XDR? (I secretly hope it will be a 27-inch 5K mini-LED Studio Display.)
Where did you see this? Literally gouging my eyes out to see if they enabled the humidity/temp sensor on homepod mini! Can't find anything!
Wow, this excites me as much as the first time around this was announced — not at all.
Hmm… this isn’t super promising.
Can apple design and release something new??? or no?? Outside of the Apple Watch ultra it's an absolute snooze fest product wise..
With all these product drops which could have essentially made up a spring event… MBP, Mac mini, HomePod, it looks as though they are making room for a big announcement in the spring… cough cough < Headset > cough cough
Yeah I'll stick to my <£50 Echos that actually seem to work (most of the time) thank you
The most baffling Apple decision in a long time. "Hey, remember that device that failed because it was too expensive? It's back! At the same price! With no new features! Buy one today!"
This implies there was an older HomePod model, so no, they’re not pretending it never existed.
if they had said, “We’re thrilled to bring an even larger HomePod To customers.”
what I see this as is an admission that they played the market backwards by releasing the higher end model first. The mini must’ve been fairly successful and now a good chunk of those satisfied customers are asking for something even better.
I've got the old one, noticed special with Spatial audio does it need to be enabled?
Not surprised (even though the product hasn't been released) some here are subtly denigrating the new HomePod for having less tweeters etc. and already saying the sound won't be as good as the original.
I got an OG pair for $199 each. Still loving them every day, especially since they added eARC functionality through Apple TV (after they were discontinued, lol).
Assuming audio quality has not taken a step back, the new price is not unexpected. This is a very well-engineered speaker that will beat out most lower-priced competitors in audio fidelity. I suspect most resellers will have it for $279 soon enough, which is reasonable. I agree Apple should sell 2-packs for $499 or even $549.
The problem with these compared to other apple products? No differentiating operating system. iPhone, iPad, Mac, Watch, Apple TV all sell in droves because the operating systems are the best and most user-friendly in the industry. HomePods just don't have that factor going for them, and Siri isn't going to convince customers except maybe on the privacy aspect (and even that is debatable). Still, good to see this product make a comeback, and I hope it sees enough success to live on.
Assuming audio quality has not taken a step back, the new price is not unexpected. This is a very well-engineered speaker that will beat out most lower-priced competitors in audio fidelity. I suspect most resellers will have it for $279 soon enough, which is reasonable. I agree Apple should sell 2-packs for $499 or even $549.
The problem with these compared to other apple products? No differentiating operating system. iPhone, iPad, Mac, Watch, Apple TV all sell in droves because the operating systems are the best and most user-friendly in the industry. HomePods just don't have that factor going for them, and Siri isn't going to convince customers except maybe on the privacy aspect (and even that is debatable). Still, good to see this product make a comeback, and I hope it sees enough success to live on.
Still no support for streamed music on your own LAN, from the Music app. Thank you, but no thank you.
Apple: how can we release something “new” that will bomb, allowing us to bump up prices of popular devices to make up for loss revenue?
I don’t suppose they’re targeting current HomePod owners. Likely HomePod mini owners who like their mini but realize they want/need more fidelity.
While it makes sense to offer a better sounding speaker, it is unexpected it’s essentially the same Hompod they discontinued.
Odd week. And it’s only Wednesday. Tomorrow: click-wheel iPod makes its triumphant return.