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`January 23, 2018
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`HomePod arrives
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`Breakthrough Wireless Speaker Brings Advanced
`Audio Technologies Into Any Home for an Incredible
`Music Listening Experience
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`HomePod, the new Apple-designed home music speaker, is available in space gray and white.
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`Cupertino, California — HomePod, the innovative wireless speaker
`from Apple, arrives in stores beginning Friday, February 9 and is
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`available to order online this Friday, January 26 in the US, UK and
`Australia. HomePod will arrive in France and Germany this spring.
`HomePod delivers stunning audio quality wherever itʼs placed — in
`any room in the house, playing any style of music. Using just your
`voice, itʼs easy and fun to use, and works together with an Apple Music
`subscription for a breakthrough music experience, providing access to
`one of the worldʼs largest cloud music libraries. Siri, now actively used
`on over half a billion devices, has developed a deep knowledge of
`music and understands your preferences and tastes. And with Siri,
`HomePod can send a message, set a timer, play a podcast, check the
`news, sports, traffic and weather, and even control a wide range of
`HomeKit smart home accessories.
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`At just under 7 inches tall, HomePod features powerful speaker technology for
`immersive music listening.
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`“HomePod is a magical new music experience from Apple. It brings
`advanced audio technologies like beam-forming tweeters, a high-
`excursion woofer and automatic spatial awareness, together with the
`entire Apple Music catalog and the latest Siri intelligence, in a simple,
`beautiful design that is so much fun to use,” said Philip Schiller,
`Appleʼs senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “Weʼre so
`excited for people to get HomePod into their homes, apartments and
`businesses to hear it for themselves. We think they will be blown away
`by the audio quality. The team has worked to give Siri a deeper
`knowledge of music so that you can ask to play virtually anything from
`your personal favorites to the latest chart-topping releases, simply by
`saying ‘Hey Siri.ʼ”
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`HomePod uses spatial awareness so it sounds great wherever it is placed.
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`At just under 7 inches tall, HomePod represents years of hardware and
`software innovation:
`Packed with Apple-engineered audio technology, HomePod uses
`advanced software for real-time acoustic modeling, audio beam-
`forming, echo cancellation and more, powered by Appleʼs A8 chip,
`delivering a wide, spacious soundstage. Using spatial awareness to
`sense its location in the room, it automatically adjusts the audio to
`sound great wherever it is placed.
`HomePod features a large, Apple-designed woofer for deep, clean
`bass, a custom array of seven beam-forming tweeters that provide
`pure high frequency acoustics with directional control, and powerful
`technologies that preserve the richness and intent of original
`recordings. With an array of six microphones, HomePod can hear
`“Hey Siri” from across the room, even when loud music is playing.
`Setup is as easy and intuitive as setting up AirPods — simply hold
`an iPhone next to HomePod and itʼs ready to start playing music in
`seconds. The Siri waveform appears on the top to indicate when Siri
`is engaged, and integrated touch controls also allow easy
`navigation.
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`HomePod, Apple Music and Siri deliver the best music experience in the home.
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`HomePod is designed to work with an Apple Music subscription for
`access to hundreds of genres, moods and activities. It also learns
`preferences and tastes that are shared across devices. Using Siri to
`deliver deep knowledge of artists, songs, albums and more, HomePod
`can handle advanced searches within Apple Musicʼs catalog, so users
`can ask questions like, “Hey Siri, when was this song released?” or
`“Hey Siri, can you play something totally different?” to change the
`mood. Apple Music subscribers can enjoy a catalog of more than 45
`million songs, combined with their entire iTunes library, for online or
`offline listening — completely ad-free.
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`Home Assistant
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`Siri intelligence helps users discover new music, control home accessories and more.
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`HomePod is a convenient way to send messages, set timers and
`reminders, check the weather and listen to shows on Apple Podcasts.
`The latest business news, headlines and sports updates stream
`directly to HomePod from NPR, CNN, ESPN and others. HomePod can
`also be used as a speakerphone with iPhone for crisp and clear audio
`quality.
`With support for HomeKit, HomePod can control hundreds of home
`accessories or set scenes like, “Hey Siri, Iʼm home,” to control a
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`number of different accessories at the same time. HomePod can turn
`on the lights, raise the shades, set the desired temperature or make
`other adjustments and serves as the perfect home hub, enabling
`remote access and automations.
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`SiriKit for HomePod
`Through SiriKit, HomePod supports third-party messaging apps, so
`users can ask Siri to send a message to a friend or colleague using
`apps like WhatsApp. Reminders, note-taking and to-do list apps like
`Things and Evernote will automatically work with HomePod, so Siri can
`set reminders, create a new list, mark items as complete, or create and
`modify notes. For developers interested in adding SiriKit support, more
`information is available at developer.apple.com/sirikit.
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`Multi-Room Audio and Stereo
`Coming this year in a free software update, users will be able to play
`music throughout the house with multi-room audio. If HomePod is in
`the kitchen, users can ask Siri to play jazz in the dining room, or play
`the same song in each room — perfectly in sync. If there's more than
`one HomePod set up in the same room, the speakers can be set up as
`a stereo pair for an even more immersive sound experience.
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`Security and Privacy
`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 is available at an Apple retail price of $349 (US) in white and space gray in the
`US, UK and Australia and available to order beginning Friday, January 26, from apple.com
`and the Apple Store app. HomePod will be available in Apple Stores and at select Apple
`Authorized Resellers, including Best Buy in the US; Argos, Dixons Carphone (Currys PC
`World), John Lewis, Shop Direct (Very and Littlewoods), EE and Apple Premium Resellers
`in the UK; and The Good Guys, Harvey Norman, JB Hi-Fi, Myer and Telstra in Australia,
`beginning Friday, February 9. HomePod will be available in France and Germany this
`spring.
`HomePod is compatible with iPhone 5s or later, iPad Pro, iPad Air or later, iPad mini 2 or
`later, or iPod touch (6th generation) with iOS 11.2.5 or 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 five software
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