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  • HomePod review: Your mileage may vary, but crank it up for the ride

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    pontavignon said:
    Review needs to be split. 1. Music speaker qua speaker. How does it compare with other compact speakers in the same price range, never mind whether or not there is a voice assistant. Now, rate that how many out of five. 2. Voice assistant. How many out of five?
    Based on this logic, the first iPhone should have been reviewed three times: one score for its use as a phone, another as an iPod, and a third as a web browser. Or how about the Apple Watch? Is it a fitness tracker, a timepiece, or a new platform for apps on your wrist?

    The product needs to be reviewed as a whole, and readers are intelligent enough to decipher whether or not the shortfalls of a product apply to them.
    gatorguymuthuk_vanalingam

  • HomePod review: Your mileage may vary, but crank it up for the ride

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    bestkeptsecret said:

    Apologies as it is Monday and my brain isn't processing at optimal levels, but is there a clear cut answer as to whether my wife can use the HomePod when I am away, if I have setup the HomePod with my account?

    I'm not able to concentrate on the posts to see if this has already been addressed or answered.

    She can listen to music and control HomeKit, set timers, and ask basic queries. Things that require your phone (your messages, your reminders, your notes) will be inaccessible. 
    bestkeptsecret

  • HomePod review: Your mileage may vary, but crank it up for the ride

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    foggyhill said:
    maestro64 said:
    I think i figured why siri is so limited on the homepod, i seems like the question processing is mostly done on the homepod itself verses sending it out to a server first. Just a thought and Apple just needs to crack up its capabilities.
    This also means it is actually better for home automation, something many conveniently forget.

    Also, I totally disagree with 3.5 considering what the main selling point of this thing is. This is AGAIN a desingenious review.

    The review should be against the target market, not the imaginary in someone's head market.

    What speaker this size, can be placed anywhere, delivers this kind of sound... not one... bang... 4.5 to 5 rating, everything else is just prattling and the YMMV in a review is just bizarre too.

    When this thing sells 10M inside 12 months, will people change their tune, or will they slink to darkness like with every other Apple product.
    You should look up the meaning (and proper spelling) of the word disingenuous. I am the target market for this product, as I detailed in the review. It falls short in a few areas, which is why it is a positive but not glowing review. I don’t mind you disagreeing with the score I gave it, but suggesting I was not sincere or fair in my assessment is odd. 
    rogifan_newgatorguyamarkapanantksundarammuthuk_vanalingamargonaut

  • HomePod review: Your mileage may vary, but crank it up for the ride

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    foregoneconclusion said:
    nhughes said: HomePod isn’t even available in Spanish speaking countries. While I appreciate your insight and background on the word patio, the argument regarding how she pronounces it is ultimately pedantic — Siri mispronounces a lot of things, regardless of the origin of the word. 
    It's not pedantic when the article specifically uses the pronunciation of patio as if it were an obvious error. It's not.  
    Oh Lord. Let it go. 
    amarkapargonautwatto_cobra

  • HomePod review: Your mileage may vary, but crank it up for the ride

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    eightzero said:
    Saw the headline and thought for sure someone had put one of these in their car. 

    Wait...what?
    “HomePod doesn’t integrate with CarPlay! Apple is doomed!”
    watto_cobra