Kuo: Apple to Launch Redesigned HomePod With 7-Inch Display in 2024

Kierkegaarden said:
Name an actual use case for this. I don’t see why anyone would prefer to look at a stationary 7” screen attached to a HomePod, and what they would actually be viewing.
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Love the confrontational style, my man :)

I will humbly do my best to explain how it looks to me:

So, for someone like me, having a stationary 7" screen, voice assistant and quality speaker in the kitchen would be fantastic.

You can play music, display recipes, or watch the news while cooking or an instructional video on how to cook a particular meal (I'm no master chef, so I can use all the direction I can get on new dishes).

So why not have it be portable? Why not just use an iPad?

Having it always be available and ready in the same location is valuable, because for certain things, you don't want it moved or shared - there is inherent value in the predictability and availability of it.

Also, being able to passively display information (for example, a family calendar for the next day/week or seeing how much time is left on the timer) is great.

The alternative to this passive display of information is that you need to demand that information each time, which is another thing to think about and do. Also, for some things like a list of ingredients or a weekly calendar, voice is just a terrible user experience.

Note that I am not trying to convince you. None of this may be valuable to you, your circumstances, or how you think. There may not exist a valuable use case for someone like you.

But there's definitely a use case for a fixed speaker/screen for someone like me.
 
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Bolt1982 said:
So Apple basically will be releasing their version of the Echo Show
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For me, a lot depends on how Amazon treats the Alexa-sphere in the coming year or so. If that business line goes into hibernation or is thrown out the back of the sleigh, I might be tempted.

However, I have a large Audible library, and until I can stream THAT collection NATIVELY to a device that has voice command and a functional 'app control screen', it is pretty much dead to me as it's really not an upgrade to my Echo speakers much less even a replacement for my Echo Show 10.

I like my Homepod/Apple TV setup, but that Apple Garden Wall keeps me from investing any further.
 
Why not first fix the home app?? It’s a complete joke: no features, very poorly integrates with smart devices, brings basically nothing over the dedicated app for each device..
 
SIRI is just not good enough. Time for Microsoft to get into the home assist market with ChatGPT. The contextual answers are incredible. Vs Siri - “this is what I found on the web”.
 
Needs to vertically orientated and support custom skins.


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I like the fact that apple seems to try to improve the HomePod line up. But instead of a smart home hub, I wished apple would focus on more options for home cinema. Focus on software to make a compelling hometheater experience, for instance : make it possible by smart eq and calibration to put 2 HomePods in front and 2 in the rear for a better surround sound experience and develop a bigger HomePod or HomePod soundbar to improve on that experience.

I have 2 HomePods paired as front speakers for my tv setup in the Living room, and I really love them, for the size the audio output is great. And if apple would release a bigger HomePod with more power (HomePod max/pro) that is priced in the $400 price range, I would buy 2 of them immediately and put the 2 regular HomePods in the back .
 
RammyXX said:
While it is possible to play music from your Mac library on the HomePod using AirPlay, it is not possible to ask Siri to play music from that Mac library. Unfortunately Siri can only play music you bought via iTunes or Apple Music.
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Yes, true. My library consists 99% of material I saved from old iTunes and even input (long long ago in a tuniverse far...) from CDs.
 
How about a Pod you can simply put your phone on and it serve as both? You can charge up your phone that way as well. Remove the phone and it has still the Pod features we see today.
 
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