Ohh…it took only 6 years for visionary Cook to be reached by Phil Schiller who said that HomePods would need a screen (in 2017…)
You seem confused about Apple, Cook’s role as CEO is not product development. Nor is it the role of many CEOs at all; Jobs was unique in this area. Most CEOs are business people and not great at product development — as is woefully evident by Mush’s public flailing about on Twitter.
Does a decent speaker need front firing mid and high drivers... ? How does this rate for industrial design ? Might this actually be a case study for a touch bar ? Is it time for Mr. Cook to retire, or hire the next Steve Jobs as his boss ?
Well, obviously you took the kludged photo as representative of the actual product. Nothing could be further from the truth. If such a product were to be released it wouldn’t look like the classic HomePod at all.
Yes, the pic that that other rumor site (rhymes with MacHumors) used is likely much closer to what something like this might look like.
Am I the only one who read this and became very suspicious of Ming’s SERIOUS pimping of Tianma? Reports like this are often the first part — “Pump” — of the stock manipulation scheme “pump and dump.”
Not saying that is what Kuo is doing, but I have to wonder if he isn’t at least getting some kickback/insider info for that level of “pump” trying to get Apple to buy into this company.
Goofy combination to be honest. Any form factor that doesn’t alter the sound imaging by obstructing the speaker? I can’t get the image of a second gen iMac out of my head.
Goofy combination to be honest. Any form factor that doesn’t alter the sound imaging by obstructing the speaker? I can’t get the image of a second gen iMac out of my head.
I had the same image in my head. Though I still don’t know why I need a screen on my HomePod, especially if I interact with it via AppleTV, my iPhone phone, or my voice. Different strokes, I guess.
Does a decent speaker need front firing mid and high drivers... ? How does this rate for industrial design ? Might this actually be a case study for a touch bar ? Is it time for Mr. Cook to retire, or hire the next Steve Jobs as his boss ?
Well, obviously you took the kludged photo as representative of the actual product. Nothing could be further from the truth. If such a product were to be released it wouldn’t look like the classic HomePod at all.
Ohh…it took only 6 years for visionary Cook to be reached by Phil Schiller who said that HomePods would need a screen (in 2017…)
You seem confused about Apple, Cook’s role as CEO is not product development. Nor is it the role of many CEOs at all; Jobs was unique in this area. Most CEOs are business people and not great at product development — as is woefully evident by Mush’s public flailing about on Twitter.
You’d think so, but in reality, the CEO is all about steering the company as well as managing it.
Jobs was HUGE on product development. He’s in a big way responsible for the ideas of the home-computer mouse, GUI, iPod, music and video ecosystem that had a viable business model and actually worked well, the iPhone, iPad, etc.
time Cook pushed the Watch, Apple Car (judgement reserved until launch), Apple Fitness, HomePod, etc.
the idea doesn’t always come from the CEO, but often does. Sometimes it comes from the CEO motivating the staff, other times it’s directly from their vision.
Ford motor company has been through numerous CEOs the last decade, from mullaly.who basically refined each vehicle segment to Mark Foelds, whose vision of heavy aluminum usage failed to pay off, to Hackett, who thought it would be cool to kill off all cars, to Farley, who seems to be in a transition stage for taking the company from gas to a hybrid of gas/electric/possibly hudrogen. Fields and Hackett left because their half baked ideas caused the stock to tank.
So the CEO is quite often the idea person. Not just a logistics person.
This is especially important in a company that operates much like a nimble startup.
HomePod with actual, useful, multipurpose screen was predicted years ago.
Sounds like it’s about ready to go.
A HomePod with all the HomePod features plus built in Apple TV, music, and third party apps would be awesome.
Just make sure it has a battery option The current way of plugging the thing in just sucks, severely limiting its usefulness. Can’t use it for impromptu outdoor settings, etc.
sure, driving the speakers at high volume will drain the battery faster, but customers expect that and there needs to be the option - at least for non- screen HomePods.
The only real applicability of a gui screen on the front (or whatever) of a HomePod, is that mechanical repairs could be easier. Personally, there is absolutely no use for a screen on any of our HomePods. Neither the First Generation or the Second Generation.
There's no way there will be a HomePod with a screen. People complain about the cost of the big HomePod...how will the additional price of a display work? It'd probably a completely different device. Perhaps some type of HomeKit automation server...but definitely not a speaker.
There's no way there will be a HomePod with a screen. People complain about the cost of the big HomePod...how will the additional price of a display work? It'd probably a completely different device. Perhaps some type of HomeKit automation server...but definitely not a speaker.
It will resemble the Nest Hub Max at least in function IMO, a product that has excellent stereo sound. It's also a smartTV, and great for calls and remote meetings.
Ohh…it took only 6 years for visionary Cook to be reached by Phil Schiller who said that HomePods would need a screen (in 2017…)
You seem confused about Apple, Cook’s role as CEO is not product development. Nor is it the role of many CEOs at all; Jobs was unique in this area. Most CEOs are business people and not great at product development — as is woefully evident by Mush’s public flailing about on Twitter.
woefully evident by John Scully and his pizza box Macintoshes.
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time Cook pushed the Watch, Apple Car (judgement reserved until launch), Apple Fitness, HomePod, etc.
the idea doesn’t always come from the CEO, but often does. Sometimes it comes from the CEO motivating the staff, other times it’s directly from their vision.
sure, driving the speakers at high volume will drain the battery faster, but customers expect that and there needs to be the option - at least for non- screen HomePods.
Apple ain't making a round Homepod with a screen.
https://store.google.com/product/google_nest_hub_max?hl=en-US
woefully evident by John Scully and his pizza box Macintoshes.