{"id":6130,"date":"2018-02-06T21:14:08","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T10:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/?p=6130"},"modified":"2018-02-06T21:14:08","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T10:14:08","slug":"apples-homepod-arrives-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/apples-homepod-arrives-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple&#8217;s HomePod Arrives on Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-6131\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/homepod-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/homepod-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/homepod-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/homepod-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/homepod-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/homepod-83x55.jpg 83w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/homepod.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/>Apple\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/au\/homepod\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HomePod<\/a> Smart Speaker will land in stores on Friday this week but has it arrived too late?<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve had the<a href=\"https:\/\/store.google.com\/product\/google_home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Google Home<\/a> smart speakers in Australia since late last year which have proven very popular and Amazon launched their<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com.au\/dp\/B0749WPQ3K\/ref=gw-matilda-echo-family-map?pf_rd_p=551e88bd-2470-4e12-86f2-8a9b2c7099aa&amp;pf_rd_r=7JSKEW3GRCGMXVXW6HE1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Echo and Dot speakers <\/a>last week.<\/p>\n<p>While Apple\u2019s Homepod will also have digital assistant capabilities with Siri built in, they\u2019re also focusing on sound quality with a speaker that can adjust its sound to whatever room you put it in.\u00a0 \u00a0It&#8217;s this feature that could give the Homepod an edge over the cheaper Google and Amazon offerings.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/au\/homepod\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HomePod from Apple<\/a> also comes with a premium price of $499.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple\u2019s HomePod Smart Speaker will land in stores on Friday this week but has it arrived too late? 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