But when she does hear me, the sound is incredible.
The price tag for that wonderful sound, however, is steep at $299.
The mini, Apple claims, delivers amazing sound using technology like a new processor and advanced software.
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Good Looks
The original HomePod looks ominous in a good way.
The mini also looks weird, but I admire its bulb shape with a honeycomb texture on the outside.
The top also has lights, but this time theyre colorful and cheerful.
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It screams futuristic air freshener.
The design competition among smart speakers is getting fierce.
Amazons Echo speakers started out looking as ugly as the typical tech gear you want to hide somewhere.
But thenew Echo(also $99) is rounder, stylish, and even comes in different colors.
The newer iteration of Googles smart speaker,Googles Nest Audio(again $99!
), also comes in an array of soothing shades like pink and a bluish-green.
Googles speaker looks like a giant, fabric-colored lozenge.
That makes the HomePod an easy sell for me.
Plus, the sound quality on the HomePod beats anything else Ive heard in the price range.
Multiple mini speakers can play music in sync and intelligently create stereo pairing when placed in the same room.
However, itsmissing support for Spotify, one of the biggest players in the streaming music space.
Apple claims the handoff process will be seamless.
