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  • Apple resurrects full-size HomePod with updated acoustics

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    Stabitha_Christie said:
    mike1 said:
    sflagel said:
    kiowawa said:
    foregoneconclusion said:
    sflagel said:
    Did the old one have this:


    Yes, the original HomePod had Bluetooth 5.0. 


    I had the impression the Mini version did not have Bluetooth, which made it hard to use for me as I travel a lot and wanted to bring it along without hooking to Hoel wifi.  
    Although apparently the large HomePod did have Bluetooth 5.0, you could not use it to play music…. So if someone came to your house with a phone that is not from Apple, they could not share their music. The biggest reason not to get one.

    Why would that matter? If they wanted me to hear something, they could just tell the HomePod to play it.
    Not really concerned with how my home interacts with visitor's devices.
    At some point Apple will stop supporting software updates for HomePods just like they do for every product they make. Once that happens they will become large bricks. Having Bluetooth support for streaming from other devices would allow them to continue being useful. 

    Not a concern. By the time Apple stops supporting, I will have moved on to something newer, better more capable anyway. I have BT speakers that are 'bricks" because of old batteries. It's a speaker, not a lifetime commitment.
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  • Apple resurrects full-size HomePod with updated acoustics

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    RiversCB said:
    Very excited by this announcement! I have the original HomePod and it works great. Can it be paired for stereo with the newer model announced today?

    From the new HomePod page..

     "Creating a HomePod stereo pair requires two of the same model HomePod speakers, such as two HomePod mini, two HomePod (2nd generation), or two HomePod (1st generation)."

    dewme

  • Apple considering 2025 debut of touchscreen MacBook Pro

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    I work in an office where half the staff has MS Surface Pros of some sort. I have yet to ever see anyone use the touchscreen on purpose. Only when someone is pointing to something on the screen and accidentally touches it.
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  • Apple Maps gets parking information with SpotHero integration

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    hselburn said:
    Don’t see it yet. Will keep checking 

    Have to find a spot where the service is available.
    I just checked MSG like it was shown in the photo, the Hollywood Bowl in LA and Soldier Field in Chicago. Worked for all of those places.
    lolliverdav

  • Apple Maps gets parking information with SpotHero integration

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    stabak said:
    Not available. Lies. 

    Wrong. It certainly is available.
    lolliverdav