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Apple just announced their latest product the home pod and I just love how when Tim Cook told the audience there's one more thing he had the slightest giggle because he knew we all knew what that one more thing was and after announcing the home pod Twitter was already flooded about how people didn't like the name and other people comparing to the design of the home pod to a large trash can and to be honest I'm not a fan of the name either but out of all of the things announced at WWDC this year people will be talking about the Apple home pod the most apple claims they will release their home pod this December but looking at their past track record I wouldn't be surprised if it gets delayed it happens to both Apple earpods and the beats X Apple site still claims it will take six weeks for your ear pods to arrive and rumor has it the iPhone 8 or iPhone X is also going to be delayed granted the ear pods are very small and presumably complex and the iPhone being delayed is just a rumor I hope Apple doesn't have to delay the home pods since it might be a little easier to manufacture but again that's speculation so what exactly is the Apple home pod well as Apple's entrance into the smart speaker home voice assistant market right now the two main players are Amazon's Alexa and their suite of speakers in the Google home and basically what they do is allow you to control your smart home with your voice you can ask it questions and set timers or stuff online play music and the list is growing every single day thanks to developers and today is a bit of a repeat when Apple first introduced their iPod almost 15 or more years ago there were a whole bunch of mp3s on the market at the time but no one was really doing it right but Steve Jobs thought he was able to crack the code with the iPod obviously Steve Jobs had nothing to do with the home pod but Tim Cook and Apple are taking a different approach with their smart speaker in hopes they've managed to crack this code Apple is really focusing on the music and sound quality with the home pod a quick well none of the internals it has a seventh tweeter array which gives you 360 degree sound a high exertion woofer which means bass there are six microphones and is all powered by an Apple a8 chip apple claims that no matter where you place it it will deliver high stability sound throughout the room and they managed to cram all of the stuff into a 5.6 inch by six point eight inch cylinder Appl focusing on the sound quality of the speaker first is a good idea because you'll be more inclined to use it while you're at home listening to music because listening to music on my Amazon echo or Google home isn't always the best apple also mentioned on the site that you can pair two home pots together and you'll play music simultaneously but interestingly enough Apple hasn't mentioned it if you can pair more than two speakers together which sucks because JBL lets you pair up to 100 speakers together obviously that's your sarcasm you don't need to pair on your speakers but you can still link other speakers together using Apple's new airplay - and Apple claims that with their microphone array the whole pod will be able to hear you say hey Siri even when the music is playing at full volume but in order for Apple to really win the smart speaker market Siri needs to be up to the task if you compare Alexa Google assistant and Siri together Siri usually comes in less in terms of helpfulness when you ask it something I have an iPhone and when I need to use my voice assistant I always ask for Google unless I know for a fact Siri will do what I ask it to do but with everything we saw at WWDC this year it looks like Apple knows they need to step up Siri especially with the launch of the home pod now I want to touch on the price and the design of the home pod the home pod will retail for $349 when is release in December we will home on the other hand we talk to our 129 96 and the Amazon echo retails for $179.99 obviously there's a huge price difference between the speakers but you need to remember Apple is going all in on the sound quality it's thanks to assume the home pod is aiming for sound quality on the level of the Bose Soundlink Raval plus which i've reviewed a few days ago shameless plug and retails for $299 but design wise I'm not a fan yes it looks like a wired trashcan it's wrapped in the seamless mesh fabric which Apple claims is for aesthetic design and acoustic performance but for $349 I don't like it I would have expected Apple to really something similar to what the Bose Soundlink evolved plus looks like something made out of aluminum with maybe a little chrome finish or mirror surfaces like the Apple logos on the MacBook and on the back of your iPhone nap does mesh and the top of the device blinks with the Siri waveform when it starts to listen to you but I feel the placement is off because if you're standing a few feet away and if the speaker is a little high up you won't be able to see the top of the lights that let you know the speaker is listening to you from a UI standpoint there might be a sense of uncertainty not knowing if the speaker is listening to you the top rim of the Amazon Alexa glows and is much easier to seeks of its placement and when you see the rim glow you can confidently talk to Alexa and know she's listening to you the same thing can be said with Google since the top is angled towards you it's a little easier to see the lights and I wouldn't be surprised if Apple released their whole pot - or whole pot series - or whatever with the circular screen on the top of the device next year I feel the design of the whole pot is another example of Apple's poor design choices like their external battery case and the mad Pro Apple also talked about security with their home pod and how they're basically going to make it your music ologists for you that helps you discover every song you've ever wanted to hear but until December we won't be able to see how the home pod truly performs and sounds but comment below what do you think about the Apple whole pod do you have a better name for it what would you have done differently and are you going to buy one when it comes out hey if you enjoyed the video please like and subscribe it helps out more than you realize for more product reviews and deal alerts check out Jim Carrey that net if you want to support the channel pick up a shirt and I'll catch you next time