view just announced HomePod (2nd generation) is a smart speaker that improves the acoustic quality of the previous version and maintains a flawless design. Known for providing advanced computational audio, including compatibility with spatial audio, as well as easy ways to control the smart home and manage daily tasks, users can create home automation automations with Siri, receive notifications and control when a smoke or carbon monoxide alarm is detected. temperature and humidity of a room. It will go on sale from February 3rd.
Design
It comes with a seamless acoustic network that allows sound to pass through, and a backlit touchpad that illuminates from edge to edge. Available in a new color, white and midnight, made from 100% recycled knit fabric, and a matching braided cord.
Features
Thanks to its configuration, it provides deep and defined bass and clear treble. A specially designed high excursion woofer, powerful motor driving 20mm diaphragm, built-in microphone with stabilization system and five-piece beamforming tweeter array create a satisfying listening experience. The S7 chip is combined with software and sensing technologies to provide advanced computational sound that unlocks the potential of your acoustic system.
Thanks to its spatial sensing technology, it detects whether sound is reflected from nearby surfaces. It detects whether you are next to a wall or without anything around you and adjusts the sound accordingly in real time. The directional control and beamforming technology of the five tweeter array separates and directs direct and ambient sound, immersing users in a richly nuanced sonic universe.
Note that users can access a catalog of over 100 million songs with Apple Music.
possibilities
Connecting two or more HomePods or HomePod mini speakers opens up many possibilities in the home. Multi-zone audio with AirPlay allows users to simply say “Hey Siri” or simply press and hold the top of the HomePod to play the same song on multiple HomePods, listen to different songs on each, or even use it as an intercom. Between HomePods, between different rooms.
They will also be able to create a stereo pair with two HomePod speakers in the same space. Besides separating the left and right channels, the stereo pair reproduces each channel in perfect harmony.
Integration
Users can stream whatever they listen to on their iPhone directly to a HomePod using ultra-wideband technology. Every user in the house just needs to bring their iPhone closer to the HomePod to control what’s playing or get song and podcast recommendations. HomePod recognizes up to six voices.
HomePod connects to Apple TV 4K to create a home theater experience. Apple TV 4K’s Audio Return Channel (eARC) support lets you turn the speaker into a sound system for all devices connected to the TV.
Price and availability
The HomePod (2nd generation) can be booked for €349 and will go on sale Friday, February 3rd.
Compatible with iPhone SE (2nd generation) and later, iPhone 8 and later, iOS 16.3 and later; iPad Pro, iPad (5th generation) and later, iPad Air (3rd generation) and later, and iPad mini (5th generation) and later with iPadOS 16.3.
Source: Informacion
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