{"id":4851,"date":"2018-02-06T22:20:22","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T22:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/islascruz.org\/blog\/?p=4851"},"modified":"2018-02-06T22:20:22","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T22:20:22","slug":"apple-homepod-review-downgraded-siri-nice-speakers-plays-apple-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/islascruz.org\/blog\/2018\/02\/06\/apple-homepod-review-downgraded-siri-nice-speakers-plays-apple-sources\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple HomePod review \u00a0\/\/ A downgraded Siri with really nice speakers that plays only from Apple Sources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Apple HomePod review\" width=\"645\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jQF5Q3773uk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Although I&#8217;m pretty sure people is going to buy this thing, I bet it will be more like the big Apple book, expensive and not worth it.<\/p>\n<p>I think something like this would be better: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com.mx\/gp\/product\/B013XAQWBO\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B013XAQWBO&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=launocom07-20&amp;linkId=0561389e2d0cafc9e9efb129638d5072\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaiser MSA-7908BTE Kit de Bafle Amplificador Inal\u00e1mbrico con Bluetooth y Micr\u00f3fono, 4,200 W, color negro<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-mx.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=launocom07-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=34&amp;a=B013XAQWBO\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I mean, why you would get a speaker?. To listen to Music\/movies, and lets face it, Apple is not the main source of them. Spotify is the king of music streaming, YouTube is the king of video streaming, but HomePod have no integration with them.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, you can &#8220;airplay&#8221; to it, but, does it makes any difference with other speakers?. no, actually, other smart speakers are better because they are\u00a0independent of the source device.<\/p>\n<p>The speaker is by itself pretty nice, have nice tech, but, only for Apple Music, seriously?.<\/p>\n<p>Then, Siri is pretty downgraded. It cannot be used as a smart speaker because Siri is pretty dump. As dump as fuck since it cannot distinguish between your voice or anyone else voice. The recommendation is to disable personal stuff on HomePod. Siri can&#8217;t answer typical questions that you would do in your phone, and of course, it cannot get you toilet paper from Amazon (like Alexa does).<\/p>\n<p>So, I would value more a super cheap Bluetooth Speaker that anybody can connect (either with an iPhone or with the cheapest china phone running KitKat), able to\u00a0connect to my TV to have a more loud movies, or able to connect a couple of mics to have karaoke in the party and just for a few dollars.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_4851\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"4851\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/islascruz.org\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although I&#8217;m pretty sure people is going to buy this thing, I bet it will be more like the big Apple book, expensive and not worth it. 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