Gadgetory

so Apple just unveiled a brand new Siri enabled speaker aka home pod but during the announcement I couldn't help but think to myself didn't they already do this this is absolute first karate device the iPod hi-fi announced in 2006 by Steve Jobs to hi-fi it was a speaker system with a built-in dock designed for iPods using what was then the cutting-edge technology of its time 30-pin now looks like this was built to match apple's design aesthetic which back then was mostly gloss white now because the hi-fi was designed for ipods it came with every adapter you would need to connect but on the back there was also an aux input so just in case you wanted to be a rebel you could also connect your Zune what kind of made the iPod hi-fi unique those yes you could plug it into a wall to power it up just like the home pod but unlike the home pod the iPod hi-fi had built-in handles and the reason why it had these you could actually also power this through the batteries so Apple at the time must have had some crazy vision of people rocking this outside in public now when comparing the iPod hi-fi against be now current home pod things get a little crazy first the announcements were scary similar they stress the audio quality a ported bass reflex design so you can see the port's coming right out the front we get great bass out of this thing and it doesn't distort when you crank it up that's automatic basic use a ssin and dynamic software modeling so there's we turn the volume up it's free from distortion in the new classic Apple fashion how current products aren't meeting people need but the problem with these products is that none of them really offer home stereo quality others have worked to make smart speakers that you can talk to the downtown so great when you listen to music where it gets super crazy though and I kid you not the iPod hi-fi was released at the exact same price as the current home pod three hundred and forty nine dollars really more in the iPod economy space at $349 at home pod it's going to be priced for three hundred and forty nine dollars so it's pretty clear the iPod hi-fi in the home pod have a ton in common and I got me thinking could I turn the original iPod hi-fi into a home pod now fair warning this is in no way practical and anyone in the right mind should not try this but for science let's do it so clearly hook it up some like an echo dot an external speaker is the simplest and most practical way to do things but we are not looking for practical so the goal here is to get Siri working through the iPod hi-fi the first thing I tried was this very cheap inexpensive Bluetooth 30-pin adapter I thought it would look cool I thought it would match this and kind of keep that 30-pin vibes going the problem is though which you will see shortly after I connect and listen to this beautiful beautiful beautiful sound that's quality music will play through the iPod hi-fi but if you notice hey Siri tell me a joke so the problem was not the joke it was the fact that the audio came through the phone and not the speaker but I have one more back-up plan the M pal right angle adapter I think that aux connector here is going to help bring this home pod Oh we'll keep that so out is this 30-pin disaster in is the M pal hey Siri tell me another joke it works it's kind of loud whoops this is supposed to pop hey Siri tell me another joke Jonathan I don't really know any good joke none in fact so it kind of sounded like this punch me in the stomach but now definitely came through this it's not the smoothest or the easiest way but we got hey Siri working through the iPod hi-fi now it is time for the music test hey Siri play everyday bro I'm kidding No Siri jokes are one thing but music is another hey Siri play Whitney Mayer I'm the one call Youm work really allowed so that was about sixty percent volume honestly I'm a little scared to turn this to a hundred might blow my ears right off it was way way louder than I thought it would be and it also sounded better than I assumed it would be especially for a product that was announced way back in 2006 and then quickly discontinued in 2007 so is is practical absolutely not but what do I know maybe you happen to have one of these iPod hi-fi laying around your homes I am looking at you detroit borg now all you got to do is at a very simple inexpensive bluetooth adapter and you can turn your iPod hi-fi into a home pop kind