I have to say that I have always been from Amazon Echo, the speakers of the online sales giant, now Apple wants us to forget about Amazon by launching a new smart speaker, the new HomePod mini ... They just announced it in the last Keynote, Apple has released the new HomePod mini, a smart speaker to win market in the world of smart speakers. After the jump we tell you all the details of this new speaker with integrated Siri ...
According to Cupertino, this new HomePod mini is designed to deliver 360-degree soundYes, in this case we do not have a spatial detection that makes the sound adapt to the environment in which we place the new HomePod mini as it happens with its older brother. If we buy two, or if we have an old HomePod, we can configure it so that the sound comes out in stereo using both speakers, a very interesting configuration although it forces us to have more than one HomePod. And beware, this HomePod mini does not allow a Home Cinema setup with Apple TV 4K.
Un full-range transducer and two passive radiators, is the only information they give us from Cupertino regarding the technical characteristics of the HomePod. Yes indeed, aesthetically beautiful thanks to the seamless acoustic mesh that covers the entire speaker, a mesh that is aesthetic and does not affect the sound. In the upper part we see the same backlit surface that shows us Siri and the HomePod controls: volume and playback control.
Un HomePod mini that once again forgets about competing services like Spotify, although they have announced that Amazon Music and Pandora will be supported with this new HomePod mini, do you remember when Amazon included the Apple Music skill in the Echo? Without a doubt, the most interesting thing about this new HomePod mini, also compatible with the old HomePod, is the new intercom function.
Apple wants us to buy a HomePod mini for each room (I hope you don't have many), so we can ask Siri to make a communication throughout our house and our voice will sound giving the message in all the HomePods, or iDevices (Apple Watch, iPhone, or even AirPods), that we have in our home. A function that we already see in other smart speakers such as the Amazon Echo (Communication is also received on mobile devices with the Alexa app).
Now, we bought? do not?, if you are Apple users, you have smart devices within the HomeKit ecosystem, and do not use more Echo or Google speakers, yes, buy. If not then I think Apple is close to the market, they couldn't compete with the HomePod when I personally I think they are devices that are sold for their price rather than their sound ... You can reserve the new HomePod mini in Space Gray or White, as of November 6, and receive it on November 16. All for $99, a very interesting price as we say.
It is becoming easier to find good bluetooth speakers at affordable prices, and the "extras" of the HomePods are found in the competition at a cheaper price (which in PrimeNow days are even better). Good for Apple, it was a necessary device, but they still have a long way to go before the HomePod is the device of choice for the people.
