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Isonto eledlule emhlabeni wezobuchwepheshe limakwe umbukiso wezohwebo we-CES eLas Vegas kanye nosuku lokuzalwa lweshumi lwawo. kugujwa I-iPhone. Ngenkathi kunomkhosi omkhulu eCupertino, umbukiso waseLas Vegas ukhombise ukuthi i-Apple kufanele isebenze nakweminye imikhakha.

Iminyaka eyishumi selokhu kwethulwe i-iPhone yokuqala, eyenziwa eMacworld ngoJanuwari 9, 2007 nguSteve Jobs, yakhunjulwa ngoMsombuluko hhayi ngomagazini abaningi bezobuchwepheshe. Impumelelo yocingo lwe-Apple ayikaze ibonwe nakancane, futhi kufanele, njengoba ama-iPhones angaphezu kwesigidigidi esisodwa athengiswe eminyakeni eyishumi.

Ngokuhambisana nokuthandwa okukhulu kwe-iPhone, umbukiso we-Consumer Electronics oshiwo ngenhla wawuqhutshwa minyaka yonke, lapho, nakuba i-Apple ingakaze ibonise ngokusemthethweni ingxenye yesine yekhulu, izinkampani eziningi ezibukisayo zikwenzele umusa, ngoba ilethe inani elingapheli lezesekeli zemikhiqizo yayo - futhi ikakhulukazi ama-iPhones - njalo ngonyaka. Nokho, kulo nyaka umkhuba ubonakala ushintshile.

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Umbukiso walo nyaka ubuhanjelwe ngu-Ota Schön wase-Hospodářské noviny, owabelana ngemibono yakhe. kuchaziwe ngokuqephuza:

I-Apple isiqala ukulahlekelwa ukulawula imakethe yaseMelika. Abakhiqizi abasazigabisi ngokuxhuma ku-Siri ne-HomeKit. Esikhundleni salokho, banikeza ukuxhumana nomsizi we-Alexa we-Amazon kanye nokusebenzisana nezinsizakalo ezitholakala ku-Android. Ngakho-ke i-CES fair yaqinisekisa ukuthi i-Apple okwamanje ingaphandle kwesizinda sokuqanjwa kabusha.

Yize i-Apple ingabonisi ngokwesiko e-CES, umehluko ethonyeni lenkampani wawumkhulu. Izindaba zethulwa ngokuqondile nezinhlelo zokusebenza ze-Android, ngisho nalapho kwethulwa isofthiwe namasevisi, i-Android ivame kakhulu, ikakhulukazi eMelika, lapho isabelo se-iOS ne-Android silingana.

Isimo kwa-CES kungenzeka singakhombisi ukusebenza kwe-Apple noma ikusasa, kodwa ngokuqinisekile kuyinkomba ethokozisayo. Kumelwe kuvunywe ukuthi ngisho nokunikezwa kwendabuko okungapheli kwezesekeli zayo yonke into ene-apula logo elunywe kuyo kwakungekho ndawo ethakazelisayo futhi ayizange idonse ukunakwa okuningi kulo nyaka.

Incipio wabonisa isembozo, ebuyisela i-headphone jack ku-iPhone 7, uGriffin uthanda kakhulu yehlulekile ukufaka esikhundleni i-MagSafe futhi uma inamathela ngempela i-DEC docking station enkulu evela e-OWC ngaphansi kweMacBook Pro entsha, kuyinto enkulu engaziwa. Phakathi kwezingcezu eziphumelele kakhulu mhlawumbe kuphela amadokodo aqinisekisiwe avela kwa-Henge Docks futhi inketho ethokozisayo kubasubathi nge-Apple Watch engalweni yami.

Ngonyaka odlule, i-HomeKit ibithola ukunakwa okuningi. Inkundla yakwa-Apple ye-Intanethi Yezinto kanye nokulawulwa kwekhaya okuhlakaniphile yethulwa cishe eminyakeni emithathu edlule, kodwa ukwethulwa, obekulindeleke e-CES ngenxa yentuthuko kule ndawo, akuzange kwenzeke kulo nyaka. Kunalokho wena ngeshwa singabuza umbuzo ofanayo eminyakeni emibili edlule.

Hhayi ukuthi bezingekho izindaba ezihlobene ne-HomeKit e-Las Vegas, kodwa ngokuyinhloko bekuwukunwetshwa kwemikhiqizo yamanje, njengamalambu aziwa kakhulu namalambu azo zonke izinhlobo, ama-thermostats, izingidi noma izitholi zentuthu nezinzwa ezifanayo. Ezigabeni ezintsha, amakhamera kuphela abe nomthelela omkhulu.

Abaningi bangalindela ukuthi ngemva kwesikhathi esinjalo, i-Apple Online Store izohlinzeka ngemikhiqizo engaphezu kwe-13 ye-HomeKit (eyaseMelika ine-26 yayo). I-Alza inezinto ezingama-62 esigabeni se-HomeKit, kodwa iningi lazo liphinde libe ama-bulb noma amalambu afanayo. Lona futhi umfanekiso omuhle kakhulu wesimo se-HomeKit.

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Lesi sixazululo se-Apple kwa-CES simbozwe kakhulu umsizi wezwi we-Alexa ofihlwe ku-Echo yase-Amazon, okuxakayo ukuthi, ifana kakhulu ngeminyaka ne-HomeKit. Kodwa-ke, ibhekene nokuqala okusheshayo futhi ukuthandwa kwesixazululo esifanayo kukhula kakhulu, ikakhulukazi e-United States. I-Amazon Echo inomsizi wezwi kuyo, ohlale elalela, isibonelo ekhishini, futhi enze imiyalo yakho. Futhi phakathi kwezinye izinto, njenge-HomeKit, ingaxhuma ezintweni zikagesi ezihlakaniphile kanye nekhaya elihlakaniphile ngokujwayelekile.

Jacob Kastrenakes of I-Verge mayelana nokusebenza kwalo nyaka kwe-HomeKit e-CES wabhala:

Lokho i-HomeKit eqhubeka nokushoda ngenye yenjabulo esele yakhelwe eduze kwe-Alexa yase-Amazon - umsizi wezwi, kodwa futhi ithuluzi lokulawula ikhaya kanye ne-automation. Ungase uphikise ngokuthi indlela ka-Apple ehamba kancane futhi ezinzile kanye nokugcizelela kwayo ezokuphepha kubalulekile. Ikhaya elihlakaniphile lihlala liyimakethe ye-niche esesesigabeni sokuqala kakhulu ngokusebenza.

Kepha kuleli phuzu, kukhona futhi impikiswano yokuthi i-Alexa ingaphakathi kweziqandisi futhi iyakwazi ukulawula ohhavini, iziwashi zokugeza izitsha, nezicoci ze-vacuum, kuyilapho i-HomeKit ingeza nje ezinye izindawo zikagesi. Futhi leli qiniso lingase linikeze i-Amazon unqenqema.

Iqiniso lokuthi manje usungakwazi ukulawula ikakhulukazi izibani, amasokhethi nama-thermostats nge-HomeKit kungenzeka lingabi likhulu kangako okwamanje, ngoba ikhaya elihlakaniphile kanye namathuba alo asakhula, kodwa i-CES yalo nyaka ikhombe ngokusobala ukuthi izinyathelo ezilandelayo ziyaphi futhi i-Apple ilahlekile. .

Vele, akuyona nje i-Alexa yase-Amazon eqhubeka ikwazi ukusebenza futhi ididiyelwe, kodwa i-Google iphinde ifune ukuhlasela ngomsizi wayo Ekhaya noma i-Samsung ngomsizi wayo wezwi. Ngazo, singaqiniseka cishe ngokuhlanganiswa eziqandisini neminye imikhiqizo efanayo. I-Apple isathule okwamanje, kanti ngenkathi i-HomeKit yayo isebenza kahle, kungenzeka ilahlekelwe abasebenzisi.

Isimo sikaSiri, umsizi wezwi we-Apple, naso sihambisana nalokhu. Impi ayikona nje kuphela ukuthi iyiphi idivayisi esizoyisebenzisa ukulawula ukukhanya noma umshini wokuwasha, kodwa ngaphezu kwakho konke ukuthi kanjani - futhi i-Amazon ne-Google bayaqiniseka ukuthi ngezwi. Abasizi babo bezwi sebevele babambe i-Siri eyazalwa ngaphambilini futhi manje sebengena kwezinye izindawo, kuyilapho uSiri ehlala evalelwe ku-iPhone, okungukuthi i-iPad noma i-Mac entsha. Ngisho nalokhu kungavimba izinkampani ekusekeleni i-HomeKit, ngoba azazi ukuthi hlobo luni lwekusasa i-Apple ependa i-Siri.

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Ngokuphathelene ne-Amazon Echo noma i-Google Home, bekuvele kucatshangelwa ukuthi i-Apple ilungiselela umsizi wayo wezwi wemizi, kodwa ayikathathi zinyathelo zalokhu. Inhloko yezokuthengisa yakwa-Apple uSchil Philler, phakathi kwezinye izinto, ngalesi sihloko ngesikhathi sosuku lokuzalwa lwe-10 lwe-iPhone wakhuluma noSteven Levy futhi wathi ucabanga ukuthi kubalulekile ukuthi i-Siri ibe kuwo wonke ama-iPhone:

“Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu futhi ngiyajabula ukuthi iqembu lethu lanquma ukwakha iSiri eminyakeni edlule. Ngicabanga ukuthi senza okuningi ngalesi sikhombimsebenzisi sengxoxo kunanoma ubani omunye. Ngokwami, ngicabanga ukuthi umsizi ohlakaniphile ongcono kakhulu kusenguye ohlezi enawe. Ukuba ne-iPhone nami engingakhuluma nayo kungcono kunezinto ezihlezi ekhishini lami noma ezifakwe odongeni ndawana thize.”

Embuzweni wokulandelela kaLevy wokuthi i-Amazon ayiboni i-Alexa njengesixhumi esibonakalayo sezwi esixhunywe kudivayisi eyodwa, kodwa njengomkhiqizo wamafu otholakala yonke indawo ongakulalela noma kunini, noma kuphi, u-Schiller uphendule:

“Abantu bayakhohlwa ukubaluleka nokubaluleka kombukiso. Enye yezinto ezintsha ezinkulu ze-iPhone eminyakeni eyishumi edlule kube isibonisi. Imibukiso ayisuki nje. Sisathanda ukuthatha izithombe futhi kufanele sizibuke ndawana thize, futhi lokho akwanele ezwini lami ngaphandle kombukiso.

Ukuphawula kukaPhil Schiller kuyathakazelisa ngezizathu ezimbili. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, lokhu kungenye yezinto ezimbalwa ezishiwo ngabamele i-Apple mayelana nale ndawo, futhi ngakolunye uhlangothi, bangabonisa ukuthi u-Apple uhloseni lapha. Ukwenqatshwa komqondo wamanje we-Amazon Echo akusho ukuthi abasizi abahlakaniphile abafana ne-Apple, isibonelo, abanandaba nekhaya. Phela, bekuvele kube nokuqagela ngonyaka odlule ukuthi isizukulwane esilandelayo se-Echo singaba nesibonisi esikhulu samathuba amakhulu okusetshenziswa. Futhi leyo kungaba yindlela ka-Apple.

Okwamanje, nokho, i-Apple ithule nje lapha njengakwezinye izindawo. I-CES yalo nyaka yayingeyona nje kuphela ngendlu ehlakaniphile, kodwa futhi mayelana neqiniso elibonakalayo, okuyinto njengengxenye entsha emhlabeni wezobuchwepheshe nayo eqala ukuzuza umfutho. Ngenkathi izinkampani eziningi ezifanele sezivele zizibandakanye ngandlela thize, i-Apple ilindile. Ngokusho kwe-CEO yayo u-Tim Cook, unentshisekelo kakhulu kumaqiniso angeziwe, kodwa asazi ukuthi lokho kusho ukuthini okwamanje.

Kungase futhi kube isu elisebenzayo lokuthi i-Apple iqhamuke ne-cocktail ewinile kamuva futhi mhlawumbe ishaye i-Amazon Echo kanye ne-Alexa yayo (noma omunye umuntu), kodwa ngeke kuthenjelwe kuyo. Kokubili abasizi bezwi nokungokoqobo okungokoqobo, impendulo kanye nokwenza ngcono okuqhubekayo okusekelwe ekusetshenzisweni komhlaba wangempela kwale mikhiqizo kubaluleke kakhulu, into i-Apple engeke ikwazi ukuyilingisa kumalebhu ayo.

Ngaphezu kwemikhiqizo yesintu efana ne-iPhones, iPads noma MacBooks, ezinye izindawo eziningi zivuleleka ukuthi i-Apple ingene nemikhiqizo yayo. Mayelana nosuku lokuzalwa lweshumi lwe-iPhone, kufanelekile ukukhumbula ukuthi i-Apple TV yokuqala nayo yethulwa ngalolo suku. Ngokungafani nezwe lamafoni, nokho, i-Apple kuze kube manje yehlulekile ukuletha uguquko olwaprofethwa izikhathi eziningana emakamelweni ethu okuhlala ngamathelevishini.

Kodwa mhlawumbe i-Apple iyaziba lezi zigaba ngoba igxile kokunye oqeda ngokuphelele izinsiza namandla ayo. Bekungeke kube ngokokuqala ukuthi inkampani yaseCalifornia ingangeni kwezinye izindawo ngenxa yokukholwa kwayo ukuthi bekungafanele, incamela ukugxila kwezinye izindawo. Kungase kube iphrojekthi yezimoto ethandwa kakhulu, kodwa lapha sihamba kuphela ngesisekelo sokuqagela.

Uma i-Apple ingenasithakazelo emkhakheni wasekhaya ohlakaniphile ngokubanzi kune-Homekit yamanje, noma ingenazo izinhlelo zokungena ezweni elikhangayo le-VR noma i-AR, abasebenzisi abaningi kuzodingeka babheke emncintiswaneni ukuze bathole izixazululo. Kodwa-ke, ngokushiya lezi zigaba, i-Apple ingazincisha ithuba elihle lokuqhubeka nokwandisa i-ecosystem yayo, ukuxhuma amadivaysi ayo nakakhulu, nokucwilisa abasebenzisi nakakhulu kukho konke, okuletha inzuzo, phakathi kwezinye izinto.

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