Ukulinda sekuphelile, okungenani ukwethulwa kwe-HomePod. Yize ngendlela elinganiselwe kakhulu, isipikha se-Apple manje sesingabekelwa kusuka ngoLwesihlanu, Januwari 26, ngokuthengiswa okuqondile ngemuva kwamasonto amabili. Kungumkhiqizo wokuqala esigabeni esisha samadivayisi athembisa ukuba yi-hit eminyakeni ezayo.
Izokwenzenjani? Singayilawula kanjani? Ngabe sizodinga i-Apple Music ukuze sikwazi ukulalela umculo? Singakwazi yini ukuphendula izingcingo naye? Futhi bayakwenza? Yiziphi izinhlelo ezizohambisana nesipikha esisha? Lizobiza malini? Izofika nini kwamanye amazwe? Kunemibuzo eminingi esalindile futhi esiyiphendulayo kule ndatshana.
Isipikha esino-Siri ohlanganisiwe
Into yokuqala yokucacisa ukuthi iyini i-HomePod, into engabonakala isobala ngemuva kwezinyanga zokukhuluma ngayo, kepha empeleni ayicaci kangako. I-HomePod iyisikhulumi, ngokuyisisekelo lokho, ngaphandle kokuningi, kepha nge-Siri edidiyelwe. Ngokungafani namanye amadivayisi oqhathanisa nawo, njenge-Amazon Alexa noma i-Google Home, akuyona umsizi obonakalayo onesipikha, okuphambene nalokho. Okwe-Apple, umsebenzi oyinhloko owesipikha, futhi lokhu kwacaciswa kakhulu ngesikhathi sethulwa. Singasebenzisa iSiri ukwenza imisebenzi ethile, kepha uCupertino akafuni ukuguqula i-HomePod ibe yidivayisi "eyenzelwe iSiri".
Futhi uma sibona ukuthi yakhiwe kanjani siyayiqonda ngokushesha. Izinto ezingaphakathi ze-HomePod zifaka phakathi kokunye okuningi, ama-tweeters ayisikhombisa ngalinye line-amplifier nesihumushi salo, ngokuhlelwa kwendawo okwenzelwe ukufeza ikhwalithi yomsindo omuhle noma ngabe sikubeka kuphi noma sikuphi egumbini. I-woofer yohambo oluphezulu yokufeza ama-bass anamandla, imibhobho eyisithupha ezokwazi ukuthatha izwi lethu kusuka noma ikuphi noma ngabe silalele umculo nesipika, futhi iprosesa ye-A8 ezophatha ukucubungula ama-oda ethu futhi ngaphezu kokuqinisekisa ukuthi umsindo yiwona ongcono kakhulu, sihlaziya umsindo we-ambient ngisho negumbi lapho sibeke khona i-HomePod. I-Apple ikhathazeke kakhulu ngokuthi i-HomePod inekhwalithi yomsindo ephezulu kakhulu kangangokuba isekela nomsindo we-FLAC, ngaphandle kokucindezelwa, okuzojabulisa kakhulu.
I-AirPlay ukulalela umculo
I-AirPlay (ne-AirPlay 2 maduze nje) yindlela esizokwazi ngayo ukudlulisa umsindo kusuka kudivayisi yethu siye kwi-HomePod. Kulabo abangalwazi lolu hlobo lokudlulisa, kumayelana nokusebenzisa ukuxhumana kwe-WiFi ukudlulisa umsindo (nevidiyo kumadivayisi ahambisanayo). Inenzuzo enkulu ukuthi inqobo nje uma amadivayisi wakho exhunywe kunethiwekhi yakho yasekhaya, ibanga elikulo ngeke lilingane, ngoba lizimele nge-Bluetooth, futhi ukudluliswa kwedatha kukhulu kangako ikhwalithi yomsindo futhi ingcono ngokungagunci kunangesikhathi usebenzisa i-Bluetooth.
I-AirPlay 2 izofika kamuva, kanye nethuba lokusebenzisa izipikha ezimbili ukufeza isitiriyo esimangazayo. Nge-AirPlay 2 sizoba nethuba lokusebenzisa iMultiroom, okungukuthi, ukwazi ukulawula izipikha eziningi emakamelweni ahlukene ulalele into efanayo kuzo zonke noma umuntu ngamunye adlale okuhlukile. Kuyisici esamenyezelwa yi-Apple kudala nokuthi abenzi bezipikha bazokwazi ukusebenzisa imikhiqizo yabo, futhi izofika kwi-HomePod ngokuhamba kwesikhathi nge-software elula.
I-AirPlay iyahambisana ne-iPhone yakho, i-iPad, iMac ne-Apple TV, ngakho-ke kunoma iyiphi yalezi zinsiza ungadlulisela umsindo ku-HomePod yakho ukuze iwadlale ngaphandle kwenkinga nakancane. Akunandaba ukuthi usebenzisa i-Spotify noma i-Apple Music, ungalalela nama-movie wakho owathandayo ngokuwabuka ku-Apple TV futhi wenza i-AirPlay ku-HomePod, noma ngekhompyutha yakho ye-Mac.Uqala ukudlala kudivayisi yakho bese uyidlulisela kwi-HomePod, nakhu kusebenza kanjalo.
Kepha kunemininingwane ebaluleke kakhulu: i-HomePod ine-Bluetooth 5.0, kepha okwamanje ayinakusetshenziswa ukuxhuma amadivayisi, ngakho-ke njengoba i-AirPlay iyinto ekhethekile ku-Apple, ungasebenzisa kuphela amadivayisi we-Apple nge-HomePod yakho. Khohlwa, okungenani okwamanje, ukuxhuma ifoni yakho ye-Android noma i-TV yakho nge-Bluetooth, yize kungenqatshiwe ukuthi i-Apple ngokuzayo inika amandla le nketho, akunangqondo ukuchitha leyo Bluetooth 5.0.
I-HomeKit yakho emaphakathi
I-HomePod ingaba ihabhu lakho le-HomeKit. Kuze kube manje i-Apple TV noma i-iPad kuphela ebingasebenzisa lo msebenzi, kepha manje isipikha esisha se-Apple sengeziwe. Lokhu kusho ukuthi ungaxhuma izesekeli ezihambisana ne-HomeKit ku-HomePod futhi ulawule nge-Siri noma ungekho ekhaya, inqobo nje uma unokuxhumeka kwe-inthanethi. Ukwakha i-automation, imithetho noma ukuyala uSiri ukuthi akhanyise futhi acishe amalambu, aphakamise izimpumputhe noma aqalise ukunisela ingadi okuzenzakalelayo kuzokwenzeka ngokuxoxa nje, ngaphandle kwe-iPhone yakho eduze.
USiri ulawula i-HomePod
Sike sakhuluma ngaphambili nge-AirPlay nokuthi singayiphatha kanjani i-HomePod kusuka ku-iPhone, iPad noma i-Apple TV yethu, kepha akuwona umqondo wokuthi i-Apple inayo yalesi sipikha. E-Cupertino bafuna sijwayele ukusebenzisa iSiri ukwenza imisebenzi unomphela, futhi uma ngama-AirPod sesivele sithathe izinyathelo zokuqala, manje nge-HomePod sizoqeda ukuzikholisa. Ngaphandle kwesidingo sanoma iyiphi enye idivayisi, ungaqala ukudlala i-Apple Music, Beats Radio, umculo wakho othengwe ku-iTunes noma ku-podcast yakho oyithandayo ngokubuza uSiri nje. Singacela umsizi we-Apple ngokusebenzisa i- "Hey Siri" yakudala kepha futhi ngokubamba phansi phezulu kwe-HomePod.
Ubani ozokwazi ukulawula i-HomePod esebenzisa iSiri? Ekungabikho kokuhlola konke, kubonakala kukhombisa ukuthi kuzoba nomsebenzisi omkhulu nezinye "izivakashi" ezizokwazi ukwenza imisebenzi eyisisekelo. Inqobo nje uma umsebenzisi okwakhelwe i-Apple ID ku-HomePod ezokwazi ukuthumela imilayezo, setha izikhumbuzi noma amanothi kanye neminye imisebenzi, izivakashi zizokwazi ukuqala ukudlala kahle komculo. Kunengqondo ukuthi isipikha asigcini kumsebenzisi oyedwa, kepha okwamanje asazi ukuthi i-Apple izokwehlukanisa kanjani amazwi futhi isungule amazinga ahlukene omsebenzisi.
Ngaphandle kukaSiri kuzoba nenye indlela yokulawula i-HomePod, usebenzisa okuphezulu okuyinto ngempela encane touch screen. Ukuthinta okukodwa ukuqala ukudlala, ezimbili ukuya phambili, ezintathu ukubuyela emuva. Thinta u - "+" ukuze unyuse ivolumu noma u - - - ukuze wehlise, futhi njengoba sesishilo, cindezela bese ubamba ukunxenxa iSiri. Okwamanje lezi yizilawuli ezengezwe yi-Apple kuleyo ndawo yokuthinta, kepha zingashintsha ekuvuseleleni okuzayo.
Ezinye Izici ze-HomePod
Njengoba sishilo ekuqaleni kwendatshana, i-HomePod ngokuyinhloko iyisikhulumi, kepha iqiniso lokuthi ine-Siri nokuthi ingaxhunywa ku-iPhone noma i-iPad yethu isivumela ukuthi sisebenzise eminye imisebenzi isikhulumi esivamile esingakwazi. Lokhu kufaka phakathi, isibonelo, ukuthumela imiyalezo, ukudlulisa izingcingo kusuka ku-iPhone yakho noma ukudala amanothi nezikhumbuzi. Singalalela nezindaba zosuku noma isibikezelo sezulu, kanye nezimo zethrafikhi nezikolo zemidlalo. Singakwenza konke lokhu ngezwi lethu, sisebenzisa iSiri.
Kepha hhayi kuphela ukuthi singasebenzisa izinhlelo ze-Apple, kepha futhi singenza imisebenzi ngezinhlelo ezivela eceleni ezifana neWhatsApp, iTelegram nezinye izinhlelo ezivela eceleni. Ukuthumela imiyalezo, amanothi nezikhumbuzi izinhlelo zokusebenza okwamanje esingazisebenzisa ne-HomePod, inqobo nje uma zihambisana ne-SiriKit. Ukuze senze lo msebenzi kufanele sixhumeke kwinethiwekhi yedivayisi yethu, ngoba izinhlelo zisebenza kuyo hhayi kusipikha.
Ukutholakala nentengo
I-HomePod ingagcinwa kusukela ngoLwesihlanu, Januwari 26 e-United Kingdom (amakhilogremu angama-319), e-United States (amadola angama-349) nase-Australia (ama-dollar angama-499 ase-Australia), kodwa kuze kube amasonto amabili kamuva ngeke kube khona ukuthenga ngqo futhi ngeke kwamukelwe yilabo asebenze ukubhuka kwabo. Lokhu kwethulwa okulinganiselwe kuzokwandiswa entwasahlobo namanye amazwe amabili, iFrance neJalimane, kungabikho usuku oluthile. Akukaziwa ukuthi amazwe amasha azofakwa nini ohlwini. I-HomePod itholakala ngemibala emibili, omnyama nomhlophe, futhi ukuphela kwezinketho okufanele sizikhethele zona, ngoba azikho izitoreji noma iziphetho ezihlukile.
Iqiniso lokuthi ukukhishwa kunqunyelwe emazweni akhuluma isiNgisi lihlobene kakhulu neqiniso lokuthi okwamanje lisebenza ngesiNgisi kuphela. Ngakho-ke uma uthenga i-HomePod phesheya ungayisebenzisa kunoma yiliphi izwe, kepha okwamanje ungaqonda kuphela noSiri ngesiNgisi. Lapho i-Apple inweba izilimi, i-HomePod yakho ingalungiswa nganoma iyiphi yazo.