Emasontweni amabili edlule i-Apple yethule ngokusemthethweni i-HomePod, yize ibise-United States, United Kingdom nase-Australia kuphela. Ukukhishwa okulinganiselwe kwalokho inkampani ejwayele ukukwenza muva nje, futhi lokho kunikeza abaningi bethu umbono wokuthi uphendula isu elisha lenkampani lokungaqali izinto ngokushesha maqondana nesoftware.
Ikhwalithi yomsindo engajwayelekile yesipikha sosayizi waso, kepha isoftware esencane kakhulu etholakala kuphela ngesiNgisi yenza le HomePod idivayisi enezimfanelo ezinhle okwamanje, kodwa enekamelo elibanzi lokwenza ngcono. Tras la review inicial que podéis ver en el vídeo que sigue a estas palabras, os cuento mis impresiones después de una semana usando el nuevo altavoz inteligente de Apple.
Umsindo usabalulekile, okwamanje
Izipikha ezihlakaniphile zisesigabeni sokuqala kakhulu zalokho ezingaba yikho. Le yindlela ama-smartphones aqala ngayo, futhi manje izingcingo sezicishe zibe yinto ebaluleke kunazo zonke iselula ekunika yona, okungenani kubantu abaningi. Impela kunezinsuku lapho ungatholi noma ushaya izingcingo, kepha ubusebenzisa i-smartphone yakho ngokuqhubekayo. Lokhu kungajwayelekile kwizikhulumi ezihlakaniphile eminyakeni embalwa futhi, kepha asikafiki kuleli phuzu okwamanje.
Ngakho-ke ukulalela umculo osezingeni eliphakeme kusabalulekile kusipikha esihle. Futhi angikhulumi ngomculo omuhle, ngoba wonke umuntu unezintandokazi zakhe, kepha ngomculo owuthandayo onomsindo omuhle kakhulu. I-HomePod ifeza lokho kuthunywa ngemibala endizayo. Ngosayizi wayo omncane ugcwalisa igumbi lonke ngomsindo omuhle, noma ngabe ukuphi. Ama-bass amahle, ama-mids amahle nokuphakama okuhle ... umsindo usatshalaliswa ama-tweeters awo ayisikhombisa nesipikha sayo se-bass ngekhwalithi enkulu kakhulu, kanye neprosesa ye-A8 ukuthi ifaka izibambo ezizwakala kahle.
Ngingathanda ukubheka ukuthi ama-HomePods amabili axhunyiwe asebenza kanjani, into engenakwenziwa okwamanje kepha ezofika ekuvuseleleni isoftware kungekudala, mhlawumbe nge-iOS 11.3, mhlawumbe ngesikhathi i-HomePod itholakala eSpain nakwamanye amazwe umsebenzi usuvele uyenziwa. Kepha okwamanje ngesipika esisodwa ngingasho ukuthi kungaphezu kokwanele, ngingasho ukuthi kwanele, kube negumbi eliphakathi nendawo. Umthamo wayo omkhulu uyingozi ezindlebeni, kepha awuphazamisi. Ngisho ivolumu yayo ephakathi iphakeme kakhulu uma ungafuni ukuphazamisa umakhelwane ngesikhathi sokulala.
Ukujwayela ukulawula izwi kusenesikhathi
Sekuwumkhuba ukufaka leli cala bese ufonela uSiri, futhi lokho okwamanje kuseNgilandi. Angifuni ukucabanga ukuthi singayisebenzisa nini ngeSpanishi, kepha njengamanje ngisho nezingane zami sezivele ziwudlala umculo wazo ngokukhuluma noSiri, zibuza isikhathi noma isimo sezulu. Kuyimpumelelo impela (cishe) ukunikezwa izilawuli zomzimba, phakathi kwezinye izinto ngoba ngokuvamile umuntu akakaze asondele kusipika. Imvamisa awusibeki isikhulumi eduze nalapho uhlala khona, ngakho-ke kungani sifuna izinkinobho?
I-HomePod ikuvumela ukuthi ulawule ivolumu, ume kancane, uqale ukudlala, uye phambili futhi emuva ngokuthepha phezulu, kepha uma sengizisebenzisele ividiyo yokubuyekeza angikaze ngiyisebenzise futhi. Ukukhuluma noSiri kusebenza kangcono kakhulu, futhi njengoba kuhlale kukulalela futhi kukuzwa njalo ngaphandle kokuphakamisa izwi lakho, angibeki iphutha elilodwa kule ndlela. Kade ngisebenzisa ama-AirPods isikhathi esingaphezu konyaka futhi bengingakajwayeli ukusebenzisa uSiri nawo okwamanje, kepha nge-HomePod kuhluke ngokupheleleKubukeka kungokwemvelo kakhulu futhi uzivumelanisa ngokushesha. IsiNgisi samanje sisho ukuthi ezinye izinto ongaziqondi kahle, noma ukuthi kukhona izinhlu ezinamagama ngeSpanishi ongaziboni, kodwa lokho kuzoxazululwa uma kusolimini lwethu, ngethemba lokuthi kungekudala.
Angikwazi ukucindezela ngokwanele ukuthi uSiri ukulalela kahle kangakanani. Ekuqaleni uvame ukukhuluma ngezwi eliphakeme kunokujwayelekile, kodwa kancane kancane uyabona ukuthi akudingekile, ngoba ukuzwa kangcono kunalokho ongakucabanga. Noma ngabe kunomsindo egumbini, ithelevishini ivuliwe noma ulalele nomculo nge-HomePod, USiri uhlale ekulalela ngaphandle kokuthi uphakamise izwi lakho. Ngokwezinga lokuthi ngisho nomuntu ongabazayo engingamsebenzisa "njengegolide elijwayelekile", akukho okunye futhi akukho okungaphansi komkami, usevele useqala ukusebenzisa uSiri ukucisha isibani segumbi lokuphumula lapho silala. Ngaphambi kokuthi ngisho ukuthi bekufanele ukhulume kakhulu kakhulu kwi-iPhone noma i-Apple Watch. Ukuhlolwa kudlulile.
Ukulawula i-HomeKit nge-HomePod yami
Ukulawula izesekeli zakho ezihambisana ne-HomeKit, ubudinga i-Apple TV noma i-iPad (kungcono kakhulu okokuqala ngezinketho eziningi zokulawula), kepha manje sesingangeza i-HomePod kulolu hlu. Isipikha se-Apple siba yisikhungo esisha sezinsiza ezihambisana neplatifomu yasekhaya ye-Apple, futhi iza nezindlela ezintsha zokuzilawula. Ngokungaqondakali i-Apple ayizange inikeze i-Apple TV 4K entsha ngemakrofoni esivumele ukuthi sinikeze ama-oda ukucisha amalambu, hlola izinga lokushisa noma uxhume ipulagi. Sasiyizigqila ze-iPhone noma i-Apple Watch yethu, futhi lokho kwenza lokho kulawulwa kwezwi kungagcini kube yinto yemvelo ngokuphelele.
U-Apple ukwazile ukuthatha igxathu elikhulu eliya phambili nge-HomePod ngezizathu ezimbili. I-Apple TV ayiwona umkhiqizo odume kakhulu ngaphandle kwase-United States, futhi yize ukufika kweNetflix, HBO ne-Amazon Prime Video kusizile ukwenza ukuthi idivayisi ye-Apple yaziwe kakhulu njengoba abanye sebevele beyithanda, kusekhona iningi labantu elingakwazi baziqinisekise ukuthi i-Apple TV eyi-200 iyakufanele. Thenga i-Apple TV ukuze ulawule i-HomeKit? Abaningi bakubona njengento engacabangeki esivele inamathelevishini ahlanganisa izinhlelo zokusebenza abazidingayo ukubuka uchungechunge noma ama-movie abo.
Noma kunjalo, izinto zingahluka nge-HomePod. Isipikha esezingeni eliphezulu sokulalela umculo ngedizayini enhle kakhulu futhi okukuvumela ukuthi usebenze njenge-HomeKit central kungadala ukuthi abantu abaningi ekugcineni banqume ukuthenga izesekeli ezihambisanayo, futhi okufanayo kungasetshenziswa ngenye indlela: abasebenzisi abaningi be-HomeKit bangathola ukuthi isipikha sithakazelisa ukulawula ama-plugs akho, ama-bulb kanye nama-thermostats. Ukuthi abakhiqizi abanjengoKoogeek noma i-IKEA bayaqhubeka nokuvela ukuthi baqala imikhiqizo ehambisanayo ngamanani akhokhelekayo nakho kuzosiza.
Kepha kunendawo eningi yokwenza ngcono
Uma sikhuluma ngobuhle be-HomePod ngokuqinisekile asikwazi ukufaka uhlangothi lwayo "oluhlakaniphile". USiri ungumsizi obonakalayo i-Apple ebisathuthuka iminyaka, futhi uma ku-iPhone sesivele sikhala ngokuthi kufanele ithuthuke, kwi-HomePod kukude kakhulu, cishe kumanabukeni. Kuyiqiniso lokho okwenzayo, kwenza kahle kakhulu: lawula i-Apple Music, thumela futhi ufunde imilayezo, imibuzo ku-intanethi njengesimo sezulu, unyaka i-albhamu ekhishwe ngayo noma engeza amanothi nezikhumbuzi. Kepha uma okuthile kusebenza kahle kangaka, ufuna okuningi, futhi lapha inkathazo iqala.
Kuningi okushiwoyo mayelana ne-ecosystem evaliwe ye-Apple esimweni se-HomePod, ukuthi ayihambisani neSpotify (yize kunjalo, kepha hhayi ngezilawuli zezwi) noma ezinye izinhlelo zokusebenza ezivela eceleni. Kimi konke lokhu, okwamanje, kuyinto engasebenziseka. Ngokusobala ngingumsebenzisi we-Apple ngakho-ke ngine-iPhone, i-iPad, i-Apple TV futhi ngisebenzisa i-Apple Music, ngakho-ke imikhawulo ngezinsizakalo ezivela eceleni ayingithinti kakhulu. Kepha inkinga ukuthi I-Apple ibeke imikhawulo ngisho nezinsizakalo zayo kanye nezicelo zayo, futhi lokho akuqondakali.
Imilayezo, Amanothi kanye Nezikhumbuzi, ngaphezu kwe-Apple Music, yilokho kuphela ongakusebenzisa okwamanje uma sikhuluma ngezicelo ze-Apple. Nokuthile okuyisisekelo njengokucela ngemicimbi yekhalenda lami? Yize kungabonakala njengehlaya, i-HomePod ayikwazi ukufinyelela kuhlelo lwakho lokusebenza lweKhalenda, ayikwazi nokwenza ucingo ngaphandle kokuthinta i-iPhone yakho. Ongakwenza nge-AirPods yakho noma nge-Apple Watch yakho usebenzisa iSiri awukwazi ukuyenza nge-HomePod… Kuyamangalisa kodwa kuyiqiniso. I-Apple ibifuna ukwenza iSiri ngisho ne-dumber kwi-HomePod yayo, futhi lokho kufanele kube ngenxa yezizathu esingazazi kepha okumele zixazululwe kungekudala.
Amathuba okunikezwa yi-HomePod makhulu kakhulu, hhayi kuphela emkhakheni womculo. Ngaphezu kwalokhu esivele ikwenza (futhi ngiyaphinda, ikwenza kahle kakhulu) futhi okusobala ukuthi ingakwenza (njengemicimbi yekhalenda, izingcingo noma ukubonisana okuthuthukile kwi-inthanethi), kuvuleka umhlaba wamathuba okwenza uphuphe . Kwenzeka kimi ukuthi ngisebenzise futhi ngizulazule ku-Apple TV yami ngaphandle kokuthinta iSiri Remote, Ngiqala ukudlala uchungechunge engiluthandayo ngokukhuluma ne-HomePod yami, bese ngiyicisha ngendlela efanayo. Kuyisibonelo nje sento engenzeka kungekudala, noma nini lapho i-Apple ifuna, kunjalo.
I-HomePod isese-beta
Iqiniso ukuthi i-HomePod isakhiwa. Mhlawumbe inkampani iphuthunyiswe ekwethulweni kwayo ngeqiniso lokuthi imikhiqizo efanayo isivele ikhona, njengeGoogle Home noma i-Amazon Echo, noma ngeSonos ithuthukisa izipikha zayo futhi ingeza nemisebenzi emisha "ehlakaniphile" kukhwalithi yayo edumile ifuna ukuthwebula ingxenye yale makethe entsha evelayo. Ukukhishwa kunqunyelwe emazweni amathathu (UK, US nase-Australia) futhi kuphela ngesiNgisi, lapho uSiri esevele esekela ezinye izilimi eziningi, futhi enezici ezimbalwa kakhulu uma kuqhathaniswa nalokho uSiri angakwenza ku-iPhone.
Zonke izimpawu zikhomba ukuthi i-HomePod ayiqediwe, njengeminye imikhiqizo eminingi inkampani eyikhiphile. Kushiwo okufanayo nge-Apple Watch kungekudala, futhi kushiwo ukuthi ikuphi izinga le-smartwatch yakwa-Apple manje, cishe kungekho mncintiswano kule makethe. I-HomePod izothuthuka, akukho kungabaza, ngoba kuyithuba i-Apple engakwazi ukuliphuthelwa. Kuhlala kuthiwe kungcono ukuthenga isizukulwane sesibili sanoma yikuphi ukwethulwa okusha kwe-Apple, angivumelani. Ngizothanda ukujabulela ukuthuthuka kwale HomePod yokuqala njengoba ivela, futhi okwamanje, ngijabulela umsindo wayo ongajwayelekile.