I-HomePod: Konke odinga ukukwazi mayelana nesipikha esisha sika-Apple

Njengoba sekudlule isikhathi esingaphezu kwenyanga, abafana baseCupertino bamemezele ngokusemthethweni ukubhuka kanye nosuku lokwethulwa kwe-HomePod. Kusukela ngoJanuwari 26, i-Apple izovula isikhathi sokubhuka futhi ngeke kuze kube nguFebhuwari 9, lapho abasebenzisi bokuqala bezokwazi qala ukujabulela i-HomePod. Intengo yayo: $ 349 kanye nentela.

Njengoba i-Apple imemezele embhalweni obalulekile lapho yethula khona i-iPhone X, i-iPhone 8 ne-iPhone 8 Plus, i-HomePod ekuqaleni izotholakala e-United States, Australia nase-United Kingdom, amazwe amathathu lapho isabelo se-Apple samadivayisi eselula kuyi okuphezulu kakhulu. Ngenkathi silinde ukuthi ifike ezweni lethu, kule ndatshana sikukhombisa konke odinga ukukwazi nge-HomePod.

Amazwe alandelayo lapho i-HomePod izofika khona kuzoba yiFrance neGermany, abazokwazi ukujabulela i-HomePod kusuka entwasahlobo. I-HomePod ayifiki emakethe ukuqhudelana ne-Amazon Echo noma neGoogle Home, ngoba incintisana kwenye iligi, iligi yezipikha zekhwalithi ezinokuxhumeka okungenantambo, lapho singathola khona abakhiqizi abanjengoSonos, Bose noma uBang & Olufsen. Yize iphethwe nguSiri, umbono kanye Ukusetshenziswa kwangempela kwalesi sikhulumi akusikho ekusisebenziseni njengomsizi womuntu siqu, imakethe ethuthukayo nenye i-Apple engangenanga kuyo naphezu kwentshisekelo ekhulayo evela kubasebenzisi. Imbangi ecishe iqondane ne-HomePod ezobhekana nayo yi-Google Home Max, isikhulumi, lokhu uma kuhlakaniphile, okuvela kwa-Google okuntengo yakhe ingama- $ 399 futhi abafana baseMountain View abafuna sijabulele ikhwalithi yomculo engako njengomsizi esingenza imisebenzi efanayo ngomlomo njengakwiselula yethu.

Lapho yethulwa, izokhuluma isiNgisi kuphela

Njengokwesiko eminyakeni yamuva, i-Apple ifuna vimbela i-HomePod ekubeni ithuluzi lokuqagela, nokuthi iqala ukutholakala emazweni lapho bekungahlelwanga khona ekuqaleni, yingakho kuphela izilimi ezintathu ezitholakala ekuqaleni kuzoba yi-American English, iBritish English ne-Australian English. I-Apple iphoqeleke ukuthi ithathe lesi sinyathelo, ikakhulukazi ukuqeda ukushushumbiswa kwalo mkhiqizo eChina, elinye lamazwe lapho isidingo semikhiqizo ye-Apple sinokuningi futhi lo mkhiqizo omusha akufanele weqe okujwayelekile.

Intengo ye-AppleCare

I-Apple isenza sitholakale kuhlelo lokwelulwa kwewaranti i-AppleCare +, uhlelo oluthi kusiqinisekisa ngokushintshwa kwedivayisi kuze kube yizikhathi ezimbili, inqobo nje uma idatha ehlulwe yidivayisi, iyenzeka ngengozi. Lolu hlelo aluthinti ukulimala kwezimonyo inqobo nje uma i-HomePod iqhubeka nokusebenza kahle. Intengo ye-AppleCare + e-United States ingama- $ 39. Ngeshwa, isiqinisekiso se-AppleCare + asitholakali ngaphandle kwase-United States, ngakho-ke eSpain nakwamanye amazwe kuzofanele ukhokhele i-AppleCare, uhlelo oluthembele kudivayisi ye-Apple esinalo, alusifanele isikhathi esiningi.

Iyahambisana nabasebenzisi abaningi

Enye yezinkinga abasebenzisi ababhekana nayo ngokwethulwa kwe-iPhone X ukuthi i-Face ID ihambisana kuphela nomsebenzisi oyedwa, evimbela noma iyiphi ingxenye yomndeni wethu ekusebenziseni idivayisi ngaphandle kokwazi ngaphambilini ikhodi yokuvula. Ukuba yi-HomePod, isikhulumi esihloselwe ukuzijabulisa komndeni, umsizi womuntu siqu uSiri, ukwazi ukubona bonke abasebenzisi abahlala ngaphansi kophahla olufanayo, ukuze noma imaphi amalungu omndeni wethu akwazi ukusebenzisana naye ngaphandle kwemingcele. Sizokwazi nokuyisebenzisa ukwenza izingcingo ngaphandle kwentambo, ezilungele lapho izandla zethu zimatasa nemisebenzi ebaluleke kakhulu esivimbela ekuxhumaneni ne-iPhone.

Akudingi i-Apple Music

Ngokungafani nabasebenzisi abaningi abangase bacabange, futhi ngokuba ithuluzi elenzelwe ukulalela umculo, akudingekile ukuthi sikhokhele okubhaliselwe kwe-Apple Music ukuze sikwazi ukujabulela i-HomePod, ngoba le divayisi isivumela ukuthi sidlale zonke izingoma esinazo kuthengwe phambilini.ku-iTunes, noma sihlose ukuthenga. Kusivumela nokuthi sidlale ama-podcast ethu esiwathandayo kanye nesiteshi i-Apple Beats1, isiteshi okufanele sisilalele, akukho okubhaliselwe kwe-Apple Music okudingekayo.

Uma inhloso yethu ukujabulela umculo esinawo kuma-iTunes, sinezindaba ezimbi, njengoba i-HomePod ingenawo umsebenzi Wokwabelana Ngekhaya, ngakho-ke ngeke sikwazi ukujabulela umculo ogcinwe kwi-Mac noma i-PC yethu nge-HomePod, inqobo nje ukuthi siyilandile ku-iPhone noma i-iPad yethu futhi siyikhiqize kabusha sisebenzisa umsebenzi we-AirPlay. Kungokufanayo nangeSpotify, insizakalo ehamba phambili yokusakaza umculo emhlabeni. Uma singahlose ukushintshela ku-Apple Music, uhlelo lokusebenza luzosivumela ukuthi sithumele okuqukethwe kwe-Spotify ngomsebenzi we-AirPlay nokulawula ukudlala ngemiyalo kaSiri.

Imininingwane ye-HomePod

Ngaphakathi kwe-HomePod sithola i-woofer ehlanganisa i- i-amplifier yangokwezifiso ukukhiqiza kabusha ama-bass ajulile futhi acebile. Isebenzisa i-algorithm ethuthukile ehlaziya ngokuqhubekayo umculo futhi ishube ngamandla amaza aphansi ozwakala ubushelelezi, uvalekile. Le divayisi ineqoqo lama-tweeters ayisikhombisa atholakala ezungeze idivayisi, ngayinye inesikhulisi ne-transducer futhi yakhelwe ngqo ukugxila umsindo wokulawulwa kokuqondisa, ikuvumela ukuthi wakhe umqondo wesikhala esihlanganisiwe, umsindo ongaguquguquki nokuthembeka okuphezulu kulo lonke igumbi baphakathi.

I-HomePod iphethwe yi-A8 chip (efanayo naleyo esiyithola ku-iPhone 6 naku-iPhone 6 Plus), iprosesa ethi yize kuyiqiniso akuyona eyakamuva evela kwa-Apple kuma-processor, ngoba iprosesa yamanje esetshenziswe ku-iPhone X i-A11 Bionic. Ngenxa yale processor, i-HomePod iyakwazi hlaziya kokubili umsindo we-ambient kanye ne-acoustics yegumbi lapho likhona, ukukwazi ukusilalela ngomculo ukushintsha ukukhiqizwa nokusetshenziswa kwedivayisi okusizwa uhlelo lokukhansela umsindo oluthuthukile.

Phezulu kudivayisi sithola isikrini sokuthinta esingasisebenzisa phatha ukudlala komculo wedivayisi, ngaphezu kokulawula ivolumu, imisebenzi esingayenza futhi ngemiyalo yezwi. Ngenxa yesizukulwane sesibili se-AirPlay, i-AirPlay 2, ngokuhlanganyela singakwazi ukuphatha wonke umculo odlalwa kuwo wonke ama-HomePod esinawo ekhaya lethu, esinganikeza ngawo uhlelo lwe-stereo esingazicwilisa ngalo emculweni wethu intandokazi.

I-HomePod inobukhulu be-172 x 142 mm, isisindo sama-2,5 kilograms, Ukuxhumeka kwe-Bluetooth 5.0 ne-Wi-Fi 802.11ac MIMO. Iyahambisana nephrothokholi entsha yokuxhumana engenantambo ye-Apple AirPlay 2, esingakwazi ngayo ukuphatha umsindo ngokuzimela kusuka kudivayisi yethu kwenye yama-HomePods noma siwavumelanise ukuze bonke badlale okuqukethwe okufanayo kuwo wonke amakamelo abakuwo.

Iyahambisana ne-HomeKit

Ipulatifomu ye-Apple automation, i-HomeKit, inezinombolo eziningi zamadivayisi ahambelana nale nkundla, ipulatifomu esingakwazi ukuyilawula kusuka ku-iPhone yethu ngohlelo lokusebenza lweKhaya, noma ngemiyalo yezwi. Ukwenza ukuxhumana ne-HomeKit kube lula kakhulu uma kungenzeka, ngesipikha sokuqala se-Apple esizoya kuso ukwazi ukucela uSiri ukuthi cisha amalambu, phakamisa izimpumputhe, vula ukushisa, vula isifutho somoya ... konke ngaphandle kokuxhumana ngokomzimba nohlelo noma ukucela uSiri nge-iPhone noma i-iPad yethu.

Akusona isikhulumi se-bluetooth

Yize ibukeka njengesipikha se-bluetooth, i-HomePod ayikwazi ukusetshenziswa noma ixhumeke kunoma iyiphi enye idivayisi engenziwanga yi-Apple, yize inokuxhumeka kwe-bluetooth 5.0. Ukuphela kwendlela yokuxhumana nemikhiqizo ye-Apple nge-AirPlay, ngakho-ke ngaphandle uma sine-Apple ¨TV noma omunye umkhiqizo we-Apple ngeke sikwazi ukuwuxhuma kuthelevishini yethu, ku-console noma kudivayisi ye-Android. Ukuba ne-chip ye-bluetooth 5.0, kufanele kucatshangwe ukuthi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, nasekubuyekezweni okuzayo, i-Apple izovulela ukufinyelela nge-bluetooth kule divayisi. Noma cha. Nge-Apple ngeke wazi.

I-HomePod Amadivayisi Ahambisanayo

Ukuze ujabulele i-HomePod, kuyadingeka ukuthi idivayisi yethu okungenani ibe ngu- I-iPhone 5s, isizukulwane sesibili se-iPad mini, isizukulwane sokuqala se-iPad Air, noma imodeli ye-iPad Pro nokuthi iphethwe okungenani yi-iOS 11.2.5, ngakho-ke uma uhlangabezana nalezi zidingo futhi uhlose ukuthenga i-HomePod, okumele ukwenze nje ukubuyekeza inguqulo yakamuva ye-iOS etholakalayo njengamanje.

Ihlala isikhathi esingakanani ibhethri le-HomePod?

Noma yikuphi. Lutho Kungani ayinayo. Ngaphandle kobukhulu bayo obuncane nokuphatheka engakunikeza, i-HomePod idinga ukuxhumana kogesi ukuze isebenze.

Imibala ye-HomePod

I-HomePod okwamanje, izokhishwa ku- mnyama nokumhlophe. Azikho izinhlelo zokwethula imodeli yegolide noma yomkhiqizo obomvu, yize i-Apple ingaqala uhlelo olukhethekile kweminye imibala ngokuzayo.