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HomePod Mini Begins Arriving to Customers
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DEFINITELY. This is an example of when flat design fails miserably. Fortunately, the product inside is very appealing!
I think it communicates very well to the target audience. If mini were just in a regular typeface, then people would more easily dismiss it. Now with the distortion it says that it might be called mini, but it is anything but mini (on the inside). It will shatter your expectations. Haha! Smart communication. Yes it looks weird. But I think it is smart.
mine just arrived in the UK! Apple order says due Thu 19th so bonus!
Mine just arrived! Sound quality is surprising for a device that's so small. Bass isn't too bad, not as gut punching as the Daddy HomePod but still impressive.
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I don’t understand what Apple’s doing here. HomePod isn’t available in Belgium either, even though 40% of the population speaks French, nor in Luxembourg, where everyone speaks French or German.
Why is Apple keeping HomePod out of so many markets? I’m not even talking about Italy, Russia, Brazil or South Korea…
I strongly suggest you don't upgrade to 14.2 as Handoff seems to be broken or certainly not as responsive as it finally became under 14.1.
Seems to be working fine here. I was surprised that I could transfer music over by moving my iPhone 8 Plus near the HomePod mini. I thought only newer iPhones supported this feature.
My friend who's wife works for John Lewis just told me that they're now out of stock.
I think Apple really wants to push this one into as many homes as possible. They want HomeKit to succeed, as it has been lying dormant for so long. The new Thread protocol will help. And Apple wants to solidify the Apple eco system. I mean, really, for Apple the price is insane (and yes, that Magic keyboard for iPad is also insanely priced. Haha!). I think margins might actually be lower on this thing than any other Apple product, and Apple doesn't care.
We have the Google Nest mini in the master bedroom and it sounds WAY better than that. But then the HomePod mini is about twice the height so more room for bass.
Yeah, can a small single driver compete against Echo dot gen 4 and Nest Audio with multiple drivers inside? Clearly, Apple wants to compete on size first. Then if Apple can come close to bigger multi driver speakers in sound enjoyment while using only one driver + passive radiators, Apple will see it as an advantage, because it will cost Apple less to make (although R&D might be substantial), and Apple can make being smaller a selling point.
Yeah, I think the comparison will be about the same price range. And even then, it's the size that makes it competitive and it doesn't have to be the best sounding for the price. If it comes close, people will say WOW!