Apple introduces the new HomePod with breakthrough sound and intelligence
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The new HomePod is available to order online and in the
Apple Store app starting today, with availability beginning Friday, February 3.
“The new HomePod leverages our audio expertise and
innovation to deliver rich, deep bass, natural mids, and clear, detailed
highs,” said Greg Joswiak, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing.
"With the popularity of HomePod mini, we've seen growing interest in
getting even more powerful acoustics into a larger HomePod. We're very excited
to bring the next generation of HomePod to customers around the world."
refined design
With an acoustically transparent seamless mesh fabric and a
backlit touch surface that glows from edge to edge, the new HomePod offers a
beautiful design that complements any room. HomePod is available in White and
Midnight, a new color made from 100% recycled mesh, with a matching woven power
cord. acoustic power pack
HomePod delivers incredible audio quality with rich, deep
bass and amazing high frequencies. A custom-designed high-excursion woofer, a
powerful motor driving the diaphragm with a remarkable 20mm cone, a microphone
with built-in bass EQ, and a beamforming array of five tweeters around the base
work together to create a powerful acoustic experience. The S7 chip combines
with system detection software and technology to deliver even more advanced
computer audio that maximizes the full potential of your acoustic system for a
breakthrough listening experience.
With Room Sensing technology, HomePod detects sound
reflections from nearby surfaces to determine if you're against a wall or
standing upright, then adjusts the sound in real time. Precise directional
control of the five-tweeter beamforming array separates and transmits direct
and ambient audio, immersing listeners in crisp vocals and rich
instrumentation.
Users can listen to a catalog of more than 100 million songs
with Apple Music1, enjoy spatial audio with a single HomePod or as a stereo
pair, or create an immersive home theater experience with Apple TV 4K. With
Siri, users can access a variety of music knowledge and search by artist, song,
lyric, decade, genre, mood, or activity.
Improved experience with multiple HomePod speakers
Two or more HomePod or HomePod Mini speakers unlock a
variety of powerful features. With multi-room audio with AirPlay2, users can
simply say "Hey Siri" or touch and hold the top of HomePod to play
the same song on multiple HomePod speakers, play different songs on different
HomePod speakers, or even use them like an intercom transmission. Messages to
other rooms.
Users can also create a stereo pair with two HomePod
speakers in the same room.3 In addition to separating the left and right
channels, a stereo pair reproduces each channel in perfect harmony, creating a
wider, more immersive soundstage than stereo speakers. traditional for a truly
exceptional listening experience.
Seamless integration with the Apple ecosystem
Taking advantage of ultra-wideband technology, users can
stream whatever they're playing on iPhone—like a favorite song, podcast, or
even a call—directly to a HomePod. Around the house, you can bring an iPhone
close to HomePod and it will automatically give you displayed suggestions.
HomePod can also recognize up to six voices, so each household member can
listen to their personal playlists, request reminders, and set calendar events.
HomePod easily pairs with Apple TV 4K for a powerful home
theater experience, and eARC (Enhanced Audio Return Channel)5 support on Apple
TV 4K allows customers to add HomePod to the audio system for all connected
devices to the TV brand. Furthermore.