I-HomePod: Yonke into ekufuneka uyazi ngesithethi esitsha sika-Apple

Ngaphezulu kwenyanga emva kwexesha, abafana baseCupertino babhengeze ngokusesikweni ugcino kunye nomhla wokumiliselwa kweKhayaPod. Ukusukela nge-26 kaJanuwari, iApple izakuvula ixesha lokubhukisha kwaye ayizukude kube ngoFebruwari 9, xa abasebenzisi bokuqala beya kuba nakho qala ukonwabela iPod yasekhaya. Ixabiso: $ 349 kunye nerhafu.

Njengoko iApple yabhengeza kumxholo ophambili apho yazisa khona i-iPhone X, i-iPhone 8 kunye ne-iPhone 8 Plus, i-HomePod iya kuqala ifumaneke e-United States, e-Australia nase-United Kingdom, la mazwe mathathu apho isabelo se-Apple sezixhobo zefowuni phezulu. Ngelixa silinde ukuba lifike kwilizwe lethu, kweli nqaku sikubonisa yonke into oyifunayo kufuneka uyazi ngePodPod yasekhaya.

Amazwe alandelayo apho i-HomePod izakufika khona iya kuba yi-France kunye ne-Jamani, eya kuthi ikwazi ukonwabela i-HomePod ukusuka entwasahlobo. I-HomePod ayifikeleli kwintengiso ukuze ikhuphisane neAmazon Echo okanye iKhaya likaGoogle, kuba iyakhuphisana kwenye iligi, iligi yezithethi ezisemgangathweni ezinonxibelelwano olungenazingcingo, apho sinokufumana khona abavelisi abanjengoSonos, uBose okanye uBang & Olufsen. Ngaphandle kokulawulwa nguSiri, umbono kunye Into eluncedo yesi sithethi ayilaleli ekusebenziseni njengomncedisi wakhoIntengiso, kwaye intengiso apho iApple ingagqibanga ukungena ngaphandle komdla okhulayo wabasebenzisi. Umphikisi othe ngqo oza kujongana ne-HomePod nguMax weKhaya kaGoogle, isithethi, oku ukuba kukrelekrele, okuvela kuGoogle okunexabiso leedola ezingama-399 kwaye abafana abavela kwiNtaba yokujonga bafuna ukuba sonwabe kumgangatho omculo omninzi njengomncedisi. esinokuthi senze naye imisebenzi efanayo ngomlomo njengesixhobo esiphathwayo.

Ekusungulweni, uya kuthetha isiNgesi kuphela

Njengoko kulisiko kwiminyaka yakutshanje, iApple ifuna njalo thintela i-HomePod ekubeni sisixhobo sokuqikelela, kwaye iqala ukufumaneka kumazwe apho bekungacwangciswanga ekuqaleni, yiyo loo nto kuphela iilwimi ezintathu ezifumanekayo ekuqaleni ziya kuba sisiNgesi saseMelika, isiNgesi saseBritane nesiNgesi saseAustralia I-Apple inyanzelwe ukuba ithathe eli nyathelo, ngakumbi ukuphelisa ukuthutyeleziswa kwale mveliso e-China, elinye lamazwe apho imfuno yeemveliso ze-Apple zinomtsalane omkhulu kwaye le mveliso intsha akufuneki igqithe ngaphaya kwesiqhelo.

Ixabiso leAppleCare

I-Apple yenza ukuba ifumaneke kuthi iAppleCare + inkqubo yokwandiswa kwewaranti, inkqubo leyo Isiqinisekisa ukutshintshwa kwesixhobo kude kube kabini amaxeshaLogama nje ukuba esi sixhobo siye sangcungcutheka, ngengozi. Le nkqubo ayichaphazeli ukonakaliswa kwezithambiso okoko i-HomePod iqhubeka nokusebenza ngokufanelekileyo. Ixabiso le-AppleCare + e-United States yi- $ 39. Ngelishwa, isiqinisekiso seAppleCare + asifumaneki ngaphandle kweMelika, ke eSpain nakwamanye amazwe kuya kufuneka ulungiselele iAppleCare, inkqubo exhomekeke kwisixhobo seApple esinayo, ayilifanelanga ixesha elininzi .

Iyahambelana nabasebenzisi abaninzi

Enye yeengxaki abajongana nazo ngokusungulwa kwe-iPhone X kukuba i-ID yobuso iyahambelana kuphela nomsebenzisi omnye, othintela naliphi na icandelo losapho lwethu ekusebenziseni isixhobo ngaphandle kokwazi ikhowudi yokuvula ngaphambili. Ukuba yiPodPod yasekhaya, isithethi esenzelwe ukonwaba kusapho, umncedisi wobuqu uSiri, ube nakho ukuchonga bonke abasebenzisi abahlala phantsi kophahla olunye, ukuze naliphi na ilungu losapho lethu linokunxibelelana naye ngaphandle kwemida. Siya kukwazi ukuyisebenzisa ukwenza iifowuni ngaphandle kweengcingo, ezilungele xa izandla zethu zixakekile yimisebenzi ebaluleke ngakumbi ethintela ukunxibelelana ne-iPhone.

Ayifuni iApple Music

Ngokungafaniyo nabasebenzisi abaninzi abanokucinga, kwaye ukuba sisixhobo esenzelwe ukumamela umculo, akukho mfuneko yokuba sihlawule umrhumo we-Apple Music ukuze sikwazi ukonwabela i-HomePod, kuba esi sixhobo sisivumela ukuba sidlale zonke iingoma esinazo kuthengwe ngaphambili.ku iTunes, okanye sizimisele ukuthenga. Ikwasivumela ukuba sidlale iipodcast zethu esizithandayo kunye nesikhululo seApple Beats1, isikhululo ekufuneka simamele. akukho kubhaliswa kwe-Apple Music okufunekayo.

Ukuba injongo yethu kukonwabela umculo esinawo kwi-iTunes, sineendaba ezimbi, kuba i-HomePod ayinayo imisebenzi yokwabelana ngeKhaya, ke ngekhe sikwazi ukonwabela umculo ogcinwe kwi-Mac yethu okanye kwi-PC ngeKhaya lasekhaya, ngaphandle kokuba siyikhuphele kwi-iPhone yethu okanye kwi-iPad kwaye siyivelise ngokusebenzisa umsebenzi we-AirPlay. Kukwanjalo nangeSpotify, inkonzo ehamba phambili yokusasaza umculo emhlabeni. Ukuba asizimiselanga kutshintshela kwiApple Music, isicelo siya kusivumela ukuba sithumele umxholo weSpotify ngomsebenzi we-AirPlay kunye nolawulo lokudlala kwakhona ngokusebenzisa imiyalelo yeSiri

Ukucaciswa kwePod Home

Ngaphakathi kwePod yasekhaya sifumana i-woofer edibanisa ifayile ye- Isikhulisi sesiko ukuvelisa kwakhona uluhlu olubanzi lweebhasi ezinzulu nezityebileyo. Isebenzisa ubuchwephesha obuphambili obuqhubeka ngokuhlalutya umculo kunye nokushukumisa ngamandla amaza asezantsi agudileyo, agubungele isandi. Esi sixhobo sinee-tweeters ezisixhenxe ezikufutshane nesixhobo, nganye inesandisi-lizwi kunye ne-transducer kwaye yenzelwe ngqo ukugxila kwisandi kulawulo lolawulo, ikuvumela ukuba wenze umbono wendawo edibeneyo, isandi esingaguquguqukiyo kunye nokuthembeka okuphezulu kwigumbi lonke ungaphakathi.

I-HomePod ilawulwa yi-chip ye-A8 (efanayo naleyo siyifumana kwi-iPhone 6 kunye ne-iPhone 6 Plus), iprosesa ethi nangona iyinyani ayisiyiyo yakutsha nje evela kwi-Apple kwiiprosesa, kuba iprosesa yangoku esetyenziswa kwi-iPhone X i-A11 Bionic. Enkosi kule processor, iPod yasekhaya iyakwazi hlalutya zombini ingxolo engapheliyo kunye ne-acoustics yegumbi apho likho, ukubanakho ukusimamela ngomculo ukuguqula ukuveliswa kwakhona kunye nokusetyenziswa kwesixhobo esincediswa yinkqubo yokurhoxisa ingxolo ehambele phambili.

Phezulu kwesixhobo sifumana i-touch screen esinokuthi ngayo lawula ukudlalwa komculo wesixhobo, ukongeza ekulawuleni ivolumu, imisebenzi esinokuthi siyenze ngemiyalelo yelizwi. Enkosi kwisizukulwana sesibini se-AirPlay, i-AirPlay 2, ngokudibeneyo sinokulawula wonke umculo odlalwayo kuzo zonke ii-HomePods esinazo emakhayeni ethu, esinokuthi sikwanikeze nazo inkqubo yestereo esinokuntywila ngayo kumculo wethu intandokazi.

I-HomePod inobungakanani be-172 x 142 mm, ubunzima beekilogram ze-2,5, Unxibelelwano lweBluetooth 5.0 kunye neWi-Fi 802.11ac MIMO. Iyahambelana nenkqubo yonxibelelwano engenazingcingo yeApple AirPlay 2, esinokuthi ngayo silawule umsindo ngokuzimeleyo kwisixhobo sethu kwenye yeePodPods okanye sibavumelanise ukuze bonke badlale umxholo ofanayo kuwo onke amagumbi abakuwo.

Iyahambelana neKhayaKit

Iqonga elenzelwa ekhaya lika-Apple, iKhayaKit, linazo izixhobo ezininzi ezihambelana neli qonga, iqonga esinokuthi sililawule kwi-iPhone yethu nesicelo seKhaya, okanye ngemiyalelo yelizwi. Ukwenza ukusebenzisana neKhayaKit kube lula ngakumbi ukuba kunokwenzeka, ngesithethi sokuqala se-Apple esiya kuso Uyakwazi ukubuza uSiri ukuba cima izibane, phakamisa iimfama, vula ukufudumeza, beka imeko yomoya ... konke ngaphandle kwesidingo sokunxibelelana ngokwasemzimbeni nesicelo okanye kufuneka ubize uSiri nge-iPhone okanye kwi-iPad yethu.

Ayisosithethi seBluetooth

Nangona ijongeka njengesithethi seBluetooth, iPodPod yasekhaya ayikwazi ukuba isetyenziswe okanye iqhagamshelwe kuso nasiphi na esinye isixhobo esingakhiwanga yiAppleNgaphandle kokunxibelelana kweBluetooth 5.0. Ekuphela kwendlela yokunxibelelana neemveliso zika-Apple kungokudlala i-AirPlay, ke ngaphandle kokuba sine-Apple ¨TV okanye nayiphi na imveliso ye-Apple asizokwazi ukuyidibanisa nomabonakude, ikhonsoli okanye isixhobo se-Android. Ukuba ne-bluetooth 5.0 chip, kuya kucingelwa ukuba ekuhambeni kwexesha, kunye nohlaziyo oluzayo, iApple iya kuvula ukufikelela ngeBluetooth kwesi sixhobo. Okanye hayi. NgeApple ngekhe uyazi.

Izixhobo eziHambelanayo zeKhaya

Ukuze onwabele iPod yasekhaya, kufuneka isixhobo sethu ubuncinci sibe I-iPhone 5s, isizukulwana sesibini se-iPad mini, isizukulwana sokuqala se-iPad Air, okanye nayiphi na imodeli ye-iPad Pro kwaye ilawulwa ubuncinci yi-iOS 11.2.5, ke ukuba uyahlangabezana nezi mfuno kwaye unenjongo yokuthenga iPodPod, konke okufuneka ukwenze kukuhlaziya uhlobo lwamva nje lwe-iOS ekhoyo ngoku.

Ihlala ixesha elingakanani ibhetri yePod Home?

Nokuba yeyiphi. Akukho nto Kutheni ayinayo. Ngaphandle kobukhulu bayo obuncinci kunye nokuthwala okunokusinika, iPodPod ifuna uqhagamshelo lombane ukuze lusebenze.

Imibala yePod yasekhaya

I-HomePod okwangoku, iya kukhutshwa mnyama nokumhlophe. Akukho zicwangciso zokuphehlelela imodeli yegolide okanye yeMveliso ebomvu, nangona iApple inokumisela uhlelo olukhethekileyo kweminye imibala kwixa elizayo.