Apple introduced its first Siri-powered smart speaker HomePod at WWDC 2017, last week. We got to check it out at the event, here is the first look.
The 7-inch tall Homepod, adapts to wherever it’s playing and is controlled through natural voice interaction with Siri like playing music, checking the news and controlling other connected devices in the home. It uses spatial awareness to sense its location in a room and automatically adjust the audio.
It is powered by A8 chip and Apple says all the instructions to the the speaker are recognized locally on the device and they are encrypted. It features a large, Apple-designed woofer for deep, clean bass, a custom array of seven beam-forming tweeters.
It has six microphones that enables easier interactions. It can learn preferences and also handle advanced searches within the music library. It will send messages, get updates on news, sports and weather, or control smart home devices by simply asking Siri to turn on the lights.
The Apple HomePod comes White and Space Gray colours, is priced at $349 (Rs. 22430 approx.) and will be available starting in December, initially in Australia, the UK and the US.
Srivatsan contributed to this post