Is the Apple HomePod a Non-Starter?
Apple’s got a new Siri powered speaker…
I’ve been chewing on this one for since Apple’s WWDC keynote and I just don’t get it. Apple’s HomePod is a Siri powered speaker that connects to your iTunes library and your Apple Music Account. Specifically, according to Apple:
- HomePod is a powerful speaker that sounds amazing, adapts to wherever it’s playing, and together with Apple Music, gives you effortless access to one of the world’s largest music catalogs. All controlled through natural voice interaction with Siri.1 It takes the listening experience to a whole new level. And that’s just the beginning.
- Built to bring out the best in Apple Music, HomePod is a key part of an incredibly deep and intuitive music ecosystem that lives everywhere you do.1 With Siri intelligence and access to virtually all the world’s recordings, it’s like having a musicologist who helps you discover every song you’d ever want to hear.
HomePod does more than play music. It’s very much like the Amazon Echo. It can help with questions and tasks. It can also connect to HomeKit related devices used to control your connected home’s heating, cooling lighting, locks, etc. It can be the center of your home, just like Google Home or Amazon’s Alexa powered Echo and Dot…