La indaba ye-HomePod kuyadingeka ukuyihlaziya ngokuningiliziwe. Ekuqaleni kuka-2021, i-Apple yamemezela ukuthi imisa ukukhiqiza i-HomePod yasekuqaleni. Ngenxa yalokho, yaqala ukumaketha i-HomePod mini, isipikha esasinezici ezifanayo noma ezingaphansi kodwa ezinosayizi omncane. Noma kunjalo, i-HomePod yasekuqaleni, enkulu kunazo zonke, ibuyile nesizukulwane sesi-2 ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule. Manje sizohlaziya ukuthi yiziphi izici zama-HomePods amathathu ezikhona kuze kube manje kodwa sesivele sikumemezele lokho izici azihlukile njengoba abaningi bekulindelekile.
I-HomePod 2 izalwa kabusha inezindaba ezincane uma iqhathaniswa nezinye izikhulumi ze-Apple
Ngaphandle ziyefana. Isizukulwane sokuqala se-HomePod ne-HomePod 1 Uma uwabuka kuqala kubonakala sengathi ziwumkhiqizo ofanayo. Kodwa-ke, u-Apple uqinisekisa ukuthi ngaphakathi baguqule ubuchwepheshe futhi benza umkhiqizo omusha waba namandla futhi umphumela womsindo ungcono nakakhulu kunangaphambili. Kumele kucatshangelwe ukuthi isizukulwane sokuqala sayeka ukuthengisa ngoMashi 1, ngakho ukuklama nokukhiqizwa kwaso kwaqala eminyakeni edlule. Ngakho, mayelana nobuchwepheshe, siyaqiniseka ukuthi kuzoba nezindaba. Ikakhulukazi uma ucabangela lokho hlanganisa i-Apple Silicon chips, into ebingacatshangwa eminyakeni edlule.
Ake sikhulume ngokufanele: izici zomsindo
Isici esibaluleke kakhulu kumbhobho ngu umsindo kanye nezici zayo zangaphakathi evumela ukuthi imisindo iphinde ikhiqizwe. Endabeni ye-HomePod 2 awukho umehluko omkhulu kweyokuqala. Eqinisweni, okuwukuphela kwento entsha ephawulwa yi-Apple yi- uhlelo olusha oluthuthukisiwe lomsindo wekhompyutha olunokutholwa kwesistimu ukulungisa umsindo ngesikhathi sangempela. Uma siyiqhathanisa nesizukulwane sokuqala, lolu hlelo “aluthuthukisiwe” ngakho luvuselelwe.
Uma kuqhathaniswa ne-HomePod mini, isipika esisha sihlanganisa ama-woofers ahamba phambili, ama-tweeter amahlanu akhazimulayo, umsindo wendawo, kanye nenzwa yesikhala njengezici ezihlukile. Ngaphezu kwakho konke gqamisa inzwa yomsindo wendawo nendawo, okuthile okuwuphawu lwe-HomePod enkulu uma kuqhathaniswa ne-mini.
Ukubheka ukuxhumana nezinzwa
Esinye isici umehluko, ngokucacile, kuzo zonke izikhulumi kukhona izinzwa, ukuxhumana kanye nokuphathwa kohlelo lokusebenza lwe-Casa. I-HomePod 2 entsha ihlanganisa ukuhambisana namazinga we-Matter kanye ne-Thread. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ihlanganisa a I-chip ye-S7 ne-U1 chip, kanye no umswakama kanye nenzwa yokushisa. Ngokuqondene nephaneli yokuthinta etholakala phezulu kwe-HomePod 2, ibonakala ifana neyokuqala kodwa ibonakala ihlanganiswe kakhulu ngaphakathi futhi hhayi kakhulu phezulu. Ngaphezu kweqiniso lokuthi kubukeka sengathi konke kukhanyisa njengoba kwenzeka ku-mini hhayi ekuqaleni.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ukuxhumana I-HomePod entsha iphethe i-chip ye-WiFi 802.11n, iyisimanje kancane kune-chip eku-HomePod yasekuqaleni. Ochwepheshe bathi bekudingeka ukwazi ukusebenzisa uhlelo lwe-Thread ngendlela efanele futhi uphathe ama-chips asuka ochungechungeni lwe-Apple Silicon S hhayi ochungechungeni lwe-A. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuxhumana kwe-Bluetooth kuyathuthukiswa ukuze I-Bluetooth 5.3, kodwa ngokusobala lokhu kuxhumana kusetshenziselwa kuphela ukubhanqa nokuqala umkhiqizo okokuqala ngqa.
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Asikwazi ukukhohlwa isici esibalulekile sama-HomePods futhi ingeyawo umsebenzi wesipika kanye nokusebenzisana no-Siri ngemibhobho. Eqinisweni, i- I-HomePod mini inamakrofoni angu-4, ezinye izipikha ezine-transducer yebanga eligcwele kodwa ezingenawo ama-woofer, ezinye izipikha ezithile zemisindo ephansi.
Ngokuphambene, i-HomePod yesizukulwane sokuqala inayo i-woofer yekhwalithi ephezulu ngaphezu kwemibhobho eyisithupha kanye nama-tweeter alayishwe uphondo lwemigqa engu-1. Okusha I-HomePod 2 nciphisa imibhobho ngamabili, kusale amabili kuphela, kanye nokunciphisa i-tweeter enikelwe emigqeni emi-5, kuhlanganise ne-woofer engu-4-intshi.
I-Apple, empeleni, igqamisa amandla ezikhulumi zayo ezintsha ku-HomePod 2 ngokugqamisa imisindo yebhesi ejulile, ecebile engatholakala ngaphezu kohlu lwama-tweeters asetshenzisiwe. Kulokhu, igqamisa indlela amazwi azoboniswa ngayo kakhulu ikristalu.
Amanani, imibala namasayizi
Ekugcineni, ukuqhathanisa okuncane ne ukutholakala ngokwenani, osayizi kanye nemibala kwemikhiqizo emithathu. I-HomePod 2 inesisindo esingu-2,3 kg, ukuphakama kuka-16,8 cm nobubanzi obungu-14,2 cm. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, isizukulwane sokuqala silinganisa kancane, cishe ngo-1 kg, futhi nakuba ububanzi bugcinwe, buphakeme kancane nge-2,5 cm. Ekugcineni, i I-HomePod mini ibincane kunawo wonke ngamagremu angu-345 kuphela, ukuphakama okungu-8,43 cm no-9,79 cm ububanzi.
Ngokuqondene nokutholakala kombala, i-HomePod mini igqamile ngayo 5 imibala etholakalayo, kuyilapho i-HomePod enkulu itholakala kuphela emkhathini ompunga/omnyama nomhlophe. Okokugcina, ngokwenani, i-HomePod mini inenani lama-euro angu-109, kuyilapho i-HomePod 2 ibiza u-€349, inani elifanayo nelesizukulwane sokuqala se-HomePod lapho ikhishwa emakethe ngoMashi 1.