It just needs a usb-c or optical out from the base so you can hook up your sound system. If it can stream either from Siri commands or from touch that would be ideal. Unfortunately, they say no App Store initially -- which makes Spotify sound difficult. I would love to hook a device like that up to my stereo, as long as it doesn't cost too much. Aside from the little screen, I don't see why it should cost more than an Apple TV. $150 would be reasonable.
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There are 400 million iPad users. Why not just rethink the Home App and integrate these features into existing iPads. Or even iPhones
HomePods are trash. I got two minis. As a speaker they are bad. As a smart device they are dumb.
why would it? it's powered by al so will actually be useful. It's funny when people say vision pro has failed when it's a freaking first gen product. vision pro isn't meant for average people at this point why people can't understand that is mind blogging.
it only blows as it's not available. those who are using beta it works well and you won't see the big siri improvements until april which is likely when this is out.
I am using the beta. It’s amazing that Apple told people that iPhone 16 was built for this intelligence, then they say it might be working by April. It’s a new low for Apple.
I'm skeptical about the immediate success of this product. It might be successful after a long slow adoption rate. Sorta like the AVP.
Should be illegal honestly
By the time this is actually "out" and a "thing" for folks, it's already close to the "here comes iPhone 17" time period
Shame on Tim
It really is a new low
Yup, class action lawsuit would not surprise me - for those who believed the ads saying built for intelligence, then there’s no intelligence. Just Siri coughing up google results.
This is useless. I have been doing dedicated home theatre design and distributed audio for 25 plus years. The trend is portable. We used to always install wall mounted control from physical button then to touch but for the past 10 years customers don’t want to have to go to a wall for control. They want to use their phone or pad. We have been controlling full home video and audio in very varied apps since 2007. Again they want it portable. To be sitting on the couch or moving inbetween rooms and change whatever they want on the go. When I updated my home distributed audio I installed touch devices in my kitchen and master. I used them like maybe 5 times. My kids never touched the kitchen one or my wife. It contained all required apps for security, distributed audio, pool control, lighting and such. It also had the main app for all audio video in the home. My wife never used either. It’s always to try phone in hand or pad in hand with same apps. Throwing on music while walking to pool or pool house to turn on tv and channel. Walking up to the bathroom to shower and throwing on music in that room on my way up. I personally think these “hubs” are obsolete at least with the clients we deal with.
Can't understand why I cannot use my iPhone or Mac as a homekit hub...
The only supported devices, are the only apple products I don't own (Apple TV, iPad, Homepod)
The only supported devices, are the only apple products I don't own (Apple TV, iPad, Homepod)
I agree and disagree. If you have your phone on you (most people never part) then most "control" will be on your phone. However, apple does not yet have a nice way to hook up your stereo to the network. The old apple airports dumb down the music to at best CD quality (can't even handle 48 kHz, 24 bit), the Apple TV requires an adapter, plus it its designed to have a screen, and the HomePod has no audio out (for whatever reason). I think this is basically a microphone, plus (hopefully) has enough horsepower so you can hand off the audio (not stream it through your phone). You can already do this with a home pod. For me, wanting to hook up a nice stereo system without paying $600 to Blue Sound, plus having a nice interface to Apple Music, this solves a nagging problem. But, as you say, I don't see this will have much appeal to very many people. As you said, you can control the thermostat from your phone.
I would debate the value of such a device. Especially since other companies already tried to put in similar devices. I had an Amazon product but really it didn’t fill any void I had. Add the creepiness of it recording your information all the time and you having no audit capabilities on access to that data, it is a no go for me.
“Powerful new AI Siri”
…what, creative and fun new ways to rephrase: “I’m sorry, I’m having trouble connecting to the internet right now” and “Hmm… the Light is not responding”..
…what, creative and fun new ways to rephrase: “I’m sorry, I’m having trouble connecting to the internet right now” and “Hmm… the Light is not responding”..