Apple has launched a second-gen version of its discontinued HomePod for $299, with better audio and deeper smart home integration.
Apple has launched a second generation of its HomePod, for $299, with a similar design to the original HomePod, which the company discontinued in 2021. Simply called the second-gen HomePod, the smart speaker offers improved audio quality and deeper integration into the smart home. It’s available to order online and in the Apple Store app starting today, with availability beginning Friday, February 3.
The general layout of the internal drivers remains the same too, with a large, high-excursion 20mm woofer mounted centrally, and an array of tweeters positioned around the speaker’s waistline. But now, instead of seven tweeters, Apple is only using five of the drivers, which may help explain the second-gen’s lower starting price. A new S7 chip replaces the previous A8 while software and “system-sensing technology” deliver the computational audio that was the centerpiece of the first version.
Leveraging Apple’s ultra-wideband technology inside the iPhone, you’ll be able to perform a handoff from the iPhone to the HomePod so that currently playing music can follow you from one device to another.
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