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Apple\u2019s HomePod has arrived. On February 9, 2018, the $349 HomePod debuted in the US, UK and Australia. Apple, who is used to being the first on the technology scene, is the late-comer to the voice assistant speaker market, launching three years after Amazon\u2019s Echo. \u00a0And as the first consumer reviews come streaming in, whether it was worth the wait is up for debate. <\/span><\/p>\n

While Apple CEO <\/span>Tim Cook insists the HomePod<\/span><\/a> isn\u2019t competing with those other voice activated speakers (Amazon Echo, Google Home, Sonos One), it\u2019s hard for consumers not to compare them. According to Cook, the speaker is meant to fill the void in the market of a quality audio experience. And it seems to do that well; with an Apple A8 chip, a large woofer (a loudspeaker <\/span>designed to reproduce low frequencies) and seven tweeters, by all reports, the HomePod does provide a good home music speaker. <\/span><\/p>\n

Now for it\u2019s drawbacks. First, and perhaps most importantly for consumers, is it\u2019s price. At $349, it\u2019s the most expensive voice activated speaker on the market\u2014by far. Amazon Echo costs $180, Google Home is $129, and a Sonos speaker is $199. Are consumers willing to pay almost double for the HomePod? Apple\u2019s argument is that the HomePod is worth the cost because it combines smart features <\/span>and<\/span><\/i> great sound, but the jury is still out. Second, the only music service supported by the HomePod is Apple Music. You can rig it to work with Pandora or Spotify, but it won\u2019t respond to voice-based commands to manage those services. Third, \u2014and a big selling point for the other voice activated devices on the market\u2014is the inability to order pizza, hail an Uber, or even make a phone call. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According to a r<\/span>ecent study conducted<\/span><\/a> by QuestionPro Audience, 54% of smart speaker users are concerned about security and privacy. iPhone Siri has the capability to understand only the owner of the phone, but that technology was not transferred to the HomePod. HomePod Siri will respond to anyone who speaks to it, which may cause potential privacy issues if someone else asks to listen to the owner\u2019s messages. On the other hand, both Amazon and Google store your audio data for a period of time, but the HomePod anonymizes your data, so it cannot be traced back to your device. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Consensus: the HomePod definitely isn\u2019t for everyone, but for those who are already tied into the Apple ecosystem, and are looking for a great sound system to play Apple Music, the HomePod won\u2019t disappoint. <\/span><\/p>\n

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