In preparation for the start of sales for Second generation HomePod – also available in Italy from today – the vice president of Apple’s hardware engineering Matthew Costello and Alice Chan of marketing granted two interviews to colleagues from techcrunch. com it’s at mensjournal. com. The theme is trivial, in the center was the new Apple home speaker.
The first HomePod dates back to 2021, official sales figures never arrived, but over time the feeling has matured that it hadn’t had who knows what success, so much so that in some parts of the world including Italy it never arrived. That attempt served Apple anyway explained Chan: from user feedback would come the input to put at the center of the second generation the “richer sound from a bigger speaker”.
In terms of size, almost nothing changes between the two generations of HomePod, but Apple claims to have worked inside the speaker to increase the quality as customers asked. After all, everyone at Apple likes the HomePod design, explains Costello, and it is also functional for the purpose: “They succeeded (the engineers, ed) to put in a wonderful system”, he said.
WHY HOMEPOD 2 AND 1 CANNOT MATCH
The aspect that has left overseas enthusiasts skeptical above all, given that the previous one has not arrived here, is the impossibility of create a stereo system by pairing a first generation HomePod with a second generation one. There explanationHowever, it is understandable: pairing two different devices would produce unbalanced audio.
When creating a stereo system it is important that the two components offer equal sound output, so as to have an optimal and balanced experience – Costello explained to colleagues at techcrunch.com. The new HomePod delivers immersive, room-filling sound that users love, even more detailed and crystal clear than on the original HomePod. […] The principle of matching the audio characteristics of a stereo pair applies to the HomePod mini, the original HomePod, and the new HomePod.
WHY WI-FI 4?
Less convincing Costello’s response to a request for clarification on the presence of Wi-Fi 4 (IEEE 802.11n protocol, approved in 2009) on a device that arrives on the market in 2023. Moreover, the first generation HomePod had Wi-Fi 5. Today Wi-Fi 6 is a certainty, we are starting to talk concretely about Wi-Fi 7, because for the second generation of HomePods we have returned to a standard that has not been heard of for some time?
HomePod is equipped with Wi-Fi 4 connectivity which allows us to have exactly what works best with the whole system, we have made sure that Siri is responsive, that it guarantees a consistent experience with everything you listen to, with smart accessories for home and more, all with low energy consumption.
However, it is unlikely that a user will be able to notice any differences during the classic use of HomePod between 1st and 2nd generation caused by older Wi-Fi protocol. There question at home Apple is recurring between those who believe that due to the cost (high, HomePod costs 349 euros in Italy) of its products they should contain the best of technology, and those who instead trust the approach – by now an imprint – of the men of Cupertino, raincoats to that kind of criticism and determined to deliver the best possible customer experience with the components they deem necessary to achieve it.
