HomePod mini update adds UWB-enhanced handoff features

Posted on 26/01/2021 by Engadget

Back when it announced the HomePod mini last year, Apple said it was working on a feature that would allow you to seamlessly transfer music, calls and podcasts between your iPhone 11 or iPhone 12 and the smart speaker. With the arrival of iOS 14.4 ea...

Sonos is fighting a war to stay relevant

Posted on 18/12/2020 by Engadget

For Sonos, 2020 began in dramatic fashion. While the tech world was focused on CES, the company made a splash by suing Google for allegedly infringing five of its wireless speaker patents. Sonos said this was just a small portion of Google’s overall...

ICYMI: Catch up on a busy week of console and phone reviews

Posted on 14/11/2020 by Engadget

While last week Engadget was focused on putting the newly released Xbox systems through their paces, this week we were focused on new iPhones and an inexpensive Android tablet. We spent time finding the features and flaws of the Xbox Series X and Ser...

Apple’s HomePod mini won’t leave marks on your fancy wood furniture

Posted on 12/11/2020 by Engadget

Between its diminutive size and more affordable price tag, Apple’s new HomePod mini has a lot going for it over its $300 predecessor. But its greatest strength might be what it won’t do to your expensive furniture. That is, it won’t leave unsightly w...

Apple HomePod mini review: An acceptable Echo alternative

Posted on 12/11/2020 by Engadget

Apple’s HomePod was a bit of a tough sell when it launched in 2018. The $350 speaker (now selling for $300) was far more expensive than the Amazon Echo or Google Home, and Siri was less capable and intelligent than Alexa or Google Assistant. One thin...

How and where to pre-order the iPhone 12 Pro Max and iPhone 12 mini

Posted on 06/11/2020 by Engadget

October has come and gone, and in 2020 that means the second round of iPhone pre-orders has begun. Apple unveiled its iPhone 12 lineup last month and two of those devices — the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro — have already gone on sale. But we’ve still been wa...

Pandora is the first third-party music app to work on Apple’s HomePod

Posted on 02/11/2020 by Engadget

When Apple unveiled the HomePod mini last month, the company showed off a long-awaited feature: the ability to use it with third-party music services. And as of now, Pandora is the first third-party music app to work with Apple’s existing HomePod as...

Apple’s HomePod gets its new intercom feature today

Posted on 20/10/2020 by Engadget

Apple has rolled out HomePod Software 14.1, adding intercom functionality and a handful of other updates to its devices a month before the launch of the HomePod Mini. The 14.1 update allows the speakers to work as an intercom system, sending announce...

HomePod owners can soon turn Apple Music tracks into alarms

Posted on 14/10/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Like with most smart speakers, you can use Apple’s HomePod as an alarm, but where it currently falls short of other devices with similar functionality is that you can’t use a song instead of a tone for that purpose. Thankfully, that’s about to change...

Apple’s HomePod mini is a smaller, spherical smart speaker

Posted on 13/10/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Following a series of leaks, there wasn’t too much mystery about whether Apple would reveal a smaller version of its HomePod smart speaker at today’s event. It did just that when it announced the HomePod mini.It costs $99 and will be available in whi...

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