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`Sneak Peek of Apple-Designed Home Music Speaker
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`At just under 7 inches tall, HomePod can be placed almost anywhere in the home and is
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`San Jose, California — Apple today announced HomePod, a
`breakthrough wireless speaker for the home that delivers amazing
`audio quality and uses spatial awareness to sense its location in a
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`Sneak Peek of Apple-Designed Home Music Speaker
`with Amazing Sound Quality and Intelligence
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`At just under 7 inches tall, HomePod can be placed almost anywhere in the home and is
`available in white and space gray.
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`San Jose, California — Apple today announced HomePod, a
`breakthrough wireless speaker for the home that delivers amazing
`audio quality and uses spatial awareness to sense its location in a
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`room and automatically adjust the audio. Designed to work with an
`Apple Music subscription for access to over 40 million songs,
`HomePod provides deep knowledge of personal music preferences
`and tastes and helps users discover new music. HomePod features a
`large, Apple-designed woofer for deep, clean bass, a custom array of
`seven beamforming tweeters that provide pure high frequency
`acoustics with incredible directional control and powerful technologies
`built right in to preserve the richness and intent of the original
`recordings. HomePod will be available starting in December, initially in
`Australia, the UK and the US.
`“Apple reinvented portable music with iPod and now HomePod will
`reinvent how we enjoy music wirelessly throughout our homes,” said
`Philip Schiller, Appleʼs senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing.
`“HomePod packs powerful speaker technology, Siri intelligence and
`wireless access to the entire Apple Music library into a beautiful
`speaker that is less than 7 inches tall, can rock most any room with
`distortion free music and be a helpful assistant around your home.”
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`HomePod delivers a perfect listening experience whether placed on a shelf, in a
`corner or in the center of a room.
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`HomePod is designed for voice control with an array of six
`microphones, so users can interact with it from across the room, even
`while loud music is playing. By saying, “Hey Siri, I like this song,”
`HomePod and Apple Music become the perfect musicologist, learning
`preferences from hundreds of genres and moods, across tens of
`thousands of playlists, and these music tastes are shared across
`devices. Siri can also handle advanced searches within the music
`library, so users can ask questions like “Hey Siri, whoʼs the drummer in
`this?” or create a shared Up Next queue with everyone in the home.
`HomePod, Apple Music and Siri deliver the best music experience in
`the home that streams ad-free directly to HomePod.
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`Use HomePod with Siri from across the room to listen to Apple Music, control
`HomeKit accessories and more.
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`As a home assistant, HomePod is a great way to send messages, get
`updates on news, sports and weather, or control smart home devices
`by simply asking Siri to turn on the lights, close the shades or activate
`a scene. When away from home, HomePod is the perfect home hub,
`providing remote access and home automations through the Home
`app on iPhone or iPad.
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`Audio Innovation and Advanced Technologies
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`At just under 7 inches tall, HomePod represents years of hardware and
`software innovation:
`Apple-designed upward-facing woofer, paired with the custom
`A8 chip, enables bass management through real-time software
`modeling that ensures the speaker delivers the deepest and
`cleanest bass possible, with low distortion;
`Custom array of seven beamforming tweeters, each with its
`own amplifier, provides well-balanced smooth timbre as well as
`precise directional control of a multitude of beam shapes and sizes;
`Apple-designed A8 chip provides the brains behind the advanced
`audio innovations;
`Automatic room-sensing technology allows HomePod to quickly
`learn its position in a room, whether itʼs in a corner, on a table or in a
`bookshelf, and within seconds, is perfectly optimized to deliver an
`immersive music listening experience wherever it is placed;
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`Six-microphone array with advanced echo cancellation enables
`Siri to understand people whether they are near the device or
`standing across the room, even while loud music is playing;
`Siri waveform appears on the top to indicate when Siri is engaged,
`and integrated touch controls also allow easy navigation;
`Automatic detection and balance of two speakers using both
`direct and reflected audio to deliver amazing audio wirelessly for an
`even more immersive experience; and
`Easy setup that is as intuitive as setting up AirPods — simply hold
`an iPhone next to HomePod and itʼs ready to start playing music in
`seconds.
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`Security and privacy are fundamental to the design of Apple hardware,
`software and services. With HomePod, only after “Hey Siri” is
`recognized locally on the device will any information be sent to Apple
`servers, encrypted and sent using an anonymous Siri identifier.
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`Pricing and Availability
`HomePod will be available for $349 (US) in white and space gray starting in December
`initially in Australia, the UK and the US. HomePod is compatible with iPhone 5s and later,
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`Apple revolutionized personal technology with the introduction of the
`Macintosh in 1984. Today, Apple leads the world in innovation with
`iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV. Appleʼs four software
`platforms — iOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS — provide seamless
`experiences across all Apple devices and empower people with
`breakthrough services including the App Store, Apple Music, Apple
`Pay and iCloud. Appleʼs more than 100,000 employees are dedicated
`to making the best products on earth, and to leaving the world better
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