I-Apple ibilokhu ithuthukisa isipikha se-HomePod esibambezelekile iminyaka engaphezu kwemihlanu

Sekuphele izinsuku ezimbalwa sifunde imininingwane esemthethweni yokuthi i-HomePod ngeke ifike kuKhisimuzi kulo nyaka. Lolu lwazi akufanele lusikhathaze eCzech Republic, uma kubhekwa iqiniso lokuthi i-Czech Republic ayikho kugagasi lokuqala lamazwe lapho kuzobukeka khona i-HomePod eqediwe. Ukusuka kuZibandlela wezi-2017, ukwethulwa kwahanjiswa esikhathini esithile “ekuqaleni kuka-2018”. Bekungasekho sitatimende esisemthethweni esivela kwa-Apple. Ngakho-ke, ngesinye isikhathi ngalesi sikhathi, isikhulumi esihlakaniphile sizofika emakethe yase-US, UK nase-Australia. Futhi kuzokwenzeka ngemva kweminyaka engaphezu kwemihlanu yentuthuko. Lolu lwazi luvela kuseva yakwamanye amazwe i-Bloomberg, ngokusho ukuthi i-Apple ibisebenza ngesipikha esihlakaniphile kusukela ngo-2012.

Ngo-2012, kwaba unyaka kusukela i-Apple yethula umsizi ohlakaniphile uSiri. Enkampanini, cishe baqonda ngokushesha ukuthi yimaphi amathuba engaba nawo emikhiqizweni ezayo. NgokukaBloomberg, isiqalo sawo wonke umsebenzi sasingaqiniseki kakhulu. Ukuthuthukiswa kwesipikha esihlakaniphile (okwakungabizwa nge-Home Pod ngaleso sikhathi) kwaphazanyiswa izikhathi ezimbalwa, kodwa kwaqalwa kabusha ngemva kwalokho - ngokuqondakalayo kusukela ekuqaleni.

Ngenkathi i-Amazon ikhipha inguqulo yokuqala yesipika sayo se-Echo, kubikwa ukuthi onjiniyela bakwa-Apple bayithenga, bayihlukanisa base beqala ukucwaninga ukuthi yenziwe kanjani ngempela nokuthi isebenza kanjani. Bakuthole kuwumbono othokozisayo, yize ukubulawa kwe-Amazon kungahambisani nalokho abebefuna ukukuzuza. Ikakhulukazi maqondana nekhwalithi yokukhiqiza umsindo. Ngakho banquma ukuzama ukwenza ngendlela yabo.

Ekuqaleni, bekufanele kube uhlobo lwephrojekthi eseceleni lapho i-Apple bekufanele iqhudelane nezinkampani ezinjenge-JBL, H/K noma i-Bose, ezisebenza engxenyeni yezipikha ezingenantambo. Kodwa-ke, ngemva kweminyaka emibili yokuthuthuka, isimo sashintsha, i-HomePod yanikezwa igama layo langaphakathi, futhi ukubaluleka kwayo kwafinyelela izinga kangangokuthi ukuthuthukiswa kwayo kwahanjiswa ngqo enhliziyweni yesikhungo sokuthuthukiswa kwe-Apple.

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Kuningi okushintshile kusukela ku-prototype yasekuqaleni. Ekuqaleni, i-HomePod bekufanele icishe ibe yimitha ubude, futhi umzimba wayo wonke bekufanele umbozwe ngendwangu. Esinye isibonelo, ngakolunye uhlangothi, sasibukeka njengomdwebo, sinomumo ongunxande onezipikha zangaphambili nesikrini. Kuphinde kwacatshangwa ukuthi kuzoba umkhiqizo odayiswa ngaphansi kohlobo lweBeats. Sonke sesiyazi ukuthi kwenzeke kanjani ngomklamo, ngoba i-Apple yethule i-HomePod ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule. Le nkampani ihlela ukuthengisa amayunithi angaba yizigidi ezine ngonyaka ozayo. Sizobona uma ephumelela.

Umthombo: I-Cultofmac