Google Announces $100 Home Speaker With HomePod Mini-Like Design and Gemini AI

[duranduran]

No copyright claim?

Well whoever made the first folding phone (?) will have a big payday when Apple finally gets around to pinning down a release date for their folding phone.

 

[duranduran]

That's just typical Apple fans ignorance. Here is the Google Nest Mini (2017):
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Who is copying who?

Then whatever you do, don't show them this news on MR's own site:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apple-stops-work-on-lighter-vision-pro-to-fast-track-ai-smart-glasses.2468159/

Google smart glasses. Then Facebook smart glasses. Soon Apple smart glasses?


So the overall sentiment from comments on this post seems to be:

Forget a competitor did it first.​

Wait for Apple to copy... albeit it in a MUCH prettier, sturdier design.​

Praise Apple's version when it comes out.​

When the original competitor mirrors the Apple prettier, sturdier design, continue myth "everyone copies Apple"​

Trash the original competitor's now near-clone Apple design as ugly.​

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Mmm-hmm. Got it. You can't have it both ways dot-dot-dot, or can you???!!! lol​

 

[Astuces iOS]

Well whoever made the first folding phone (?) will have a big payday when Apple finally gets around to pinning down a release date for their folding phone.

I agree unless it folds in 4

 

[CatInABox]

Google Gemini AI is a light years better than Siri, and with iOS 26 Apple finally get HomePod mini networking sorted out so it no longer drops out 5 times a day. Which one shows real progress?

 

[Mac Fly (film)]

sucks that Apple can't have an AI assistant yet..like wtf! put ChatGPT on HomePods, I don't care apple, do something...Gemini, ChatGPT and llama are awesome, how apple doesn't have something to compete with this is mind-blowing

Those have their users but will often make mistakes with fully confidence. Generally speaking that’s not something the Apple brand likes to associate itself with. As users can already install all of these apps on most of their devices there’s no major rush-to-market for Apple. They should pick their battles and do them well. If their chatbot is eventually coming they should figure out a way to let it fail gracefully, rather than confidently assert erroneously. Try to have some patience.

 

[Whispy_Snippet]

Not often, very occasionally. And to be honest Gemini continues to get better because it's directly integrated with Google Search for tasks that require the latest verifiable information. This is a distinct competitive advantage Gemini has over ChatGPT.

 

[MrTemple]

Mate you're just misunderstanding my point.

The only reason I mentioned the launch date of the Homepod was to illustrate its launch date was so close to the Google Home Mini that neither would have influenced the other - BUT the Google Home Mini would have influenced the design and direction of the Homepod Mini. We know for a fact that mini-style smart speakers have been way more popular within the consumer market.

This is what I meant when I said there's no question Apple was inspired by Google's Mini design - not for the Homepod, but for the Homepod Mini.

Tell me you are joking.

The ONLY design change between the HomePod and HomePod Mini is the cylinder became a sphere.

And somehow the mini was actually inspired by the Google copy of the design of the HomePod?

Give up the delusions, my dude.