Hi Mary, I have a Homepod. I will probably get another. But my impressions of it are basically the same as all the reviews you'll find if you Google it:
Homepod hardware is absolutely second to none. Sound is fantastic, the microphones can hear me speaking at normal volume from miles away. Siri accuracy is near 100% in terms of it correctly hearing what I want it to do. Homepod software is steadily improving, but still not as capable as, say, Google Assistant. There are still many times where Siri knows what I want her to do, but can't actually do it. Saying that, Google doesn't hear me as well as Siri does, so in terms of time wasted, I'd say they're almost equal! Phone calls, messages, calendars, reminders work well now, but only for one user, which will be a significant shortcoming in a family environment I'm sure. Hope this helps a little bit, Matthew -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: 18 November 2018 01:26 To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Not sure if this is off-topic it does concern Apple product Hi all, This coming Black Friday, there’s going to be a serious discount on the HomePod speaker from Apple at Best Buy. I am thinking about getting a pair of those in an effort for overall down sizing. I have currently a nice stereo set up, but it’s rather old, although the speakers are still wonderful. I’m just curious what peoples impressions are of the HomePod, especially as a stereo pair in a moderate sized living room, as well as how it works otherwise. Siri, phone calls, etc. Mary Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> The archives for this list can be searched at: https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mail-archive.com%2Fmacvisionaries%40googlegroups.com%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C8f2c0044568b46843c7c08d64cf4bfc3%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636781011398130723&sdata=fc45bmEKpaHsAWgsdCVncXHfPY%2BQyf15zp9IaeRvaBc%3D&reserved=0 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Visit this group at https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fgroup%2Fmacvisionaries&data=02%7C01%7C%7C8f2c0044568b46843c7c08d64cf4bfc3%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636781011398130723&sdata=qNdbqgF9CCPwEqVUwE%2F95oLL4yQQbfdTDIfpKnbDWEA%3D&reserved=0. For more options, visit https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Foptout&data=02%7C01%7C%7C8f2c0044568b46843c7c08d64cf4bfc3%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636781011398130723&sdata=SrUkYnA7i%2FUJGVRpPXvXYr1n7pBue2HO5jiOQ6832KY%3D&reserved=0. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
