Vala isikhangiso

I-Apple yangena emakethe yezipikha ezihlakaniphile ngokwethulwa kwe-HomePod ngo-2017, lapho inquma ukuncintisana nezinkampani ezisunguliwe njenge-Amazon ne-Google. Akuyona imfihlo ukuthi washisa kakhulu emsebenzini wakhe, ngenxa yezizathu eziningi ezingemnandi. Nakuba umncintiswano unikeza abasizi abanobungane ngentengo ephansi, i-Apple yahamba ngendlela ephezulu, ekugcineni okungekho muntu owayenesithakazelo kuyo.

Bekufanele akusike lokho I-HomePod mini, ingane yakini encane yesipikha esihlakaniphile sokuqala, esihlanganisa umsindo wezinga lokuqala nemisebenzi ehlakaniphile emzimbeni omncane. Kodwa kuhamba kanjani uma kuqhathaniswa nomncintiswano, okuthi, ngokusho kwabasebenzisi ngokwabo, kusenomkhawulo omncane? Ngokwentengo nosayizi, amamodeli athandwa kakhulu acishe afane. Ngaphandle kwalokhu, i-HomePod mini iyancipha - futhi ngisho nangaphezulu endaweni okufanele ibe seduze kakhulu ne-Apple. Ngakho-ke ake siqhathanise i-HomePod mini, Ama-Amazon Echo a I-Google Nest Audio.

Izinga lomsindo nemishini

Mayelana nekhwalithi yomsindo, womathathu amamodeli asebenza kahle kakhulu. Uma kucatshangelwa usayizi wabo, umsindo muhle ngokumangalisayo futhi usezingeni eliphezulu, futhi uma ungekho phakathi kwabasebenzisi abafuna kakhulu abadinga amasistimu omsindo we-premium amashumi ezinkulungwane, ngokuqinisekile ngeke ukhononde. Kulokhu, kungashiwo kuphela ukuthi i-Apple HomePod mini inikeza umsindo olinganiselayo kancane uma kuqhathaniswa nokuncintisana kwayo, kuyilapho amamodeli avela ku-Google nase-Amazon, ngakolunye uhlangothi, anganikeza amathoni angcono we-bass. Kodwa lapha sesivele sikhuluma ngokuhluka okuncane, okungabalulekile nhlobo kumsebenzisi ojwayelekile.

Kodwa okungamelwe sikhohlwe ukukusho yimishini “engokomzimba” yezikhulumi ngazinye. Kulokhu, i-Apple iyashoda kancane. I-HomePod yakhe encane ihlinzeka ngomklamo webhola ofanayo okuphuma kuwo intambo eyodwa kuphela, kodwa nalokho kungaba yingozi ekugcineni. Ngenkathi i-Amazon Echo ne-Google Nest Audio kunikeza izinkinobho ezibonakalayo zokuthulisa imakrofoni, ngeke uthole lutho olufanayo ku-HomePod mini. Ngakho-ke umkhiqizo ungakuzwa nganoma yisiphi isikhathi, futhi kwanele uma, ngokwesibonelo, othile ethi "Hey Siri" kuvidiyo edlalayo, eyenza umsizi wezwi asebenze. I-Amazon Echo ize inikeze nesixhumi se-jack engu-3,5 mm sokuxhuma kweminye imikhiqizo, okushodayo i-HomePod mini ne-Google Nest Audio. Okokugcina, kufanelekile ukusho ukuthi isipika esihlakaniphile esivela ku-Apple sifakwe ikhebula lamandla le-USB-C elixhunywe unomphela kumkhiqizo. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ungasebenzisa noma iyiphi i-adaptha efanelekile kuyo. Uma usebenzisa ibhange lamandla anele (elinokulethwa kwe-Power 20 W nangaphezulu), ungakwazi nokulithwala.

Ikhaya elihlakaniphile

Njengoba sesishilo izikhathi eziningana, kulesi sihloko sigxile kulokho okubizwa ngokuthi izikhulumi ezihlakaniphile. Ngokwehaba kancane, kungashiwo ukuthi umgomo oyinhloko wale mikhiqizo ukunakekela ukusebenza okufanele kwekhaya elihlakaniphile futhi ngaleyo ndlela kuhlanganiswe umshini ngamunye, usize ngokuzenzakalela kwayo nokunye okunjalo. Futhi kulapho i-Apple ikhubeka khona kancane ngendlela yayo. Kulula kakhulu ukwakha ikhaya elihlakaniphile elihambisana ngokugcwele nabasizi abaqhudelanayo i-Amazon Alexa kanye ne-Google Assistant kunokubheka imikhiqizo eqonda lokho okubizwa nge-HomeKit.

Kodwa akukho okuxakayo ngalokho kowamanqamu. Umdondoshiya weCupertino umane wakha amapulatifomu avaliwe kakhulu, ngeshwa anomthelela omubi ekwakheni ikhaya elihlakaniphile. Ngaphezu kwalokho, imikhiqizo ehambisana ne-HomeKit ingabiza kakhulu, kodwa lokhu akusona isimo. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ngenxa yendlela evuleleke kakhudlwana, kukhona izesekeli zasekhaya ezithe xaxa zabasizi abavela kwabaqhudelana nabo emakethe.

Izici ezihlakaniphile

Ngakho-ke akukacaci ukuthi kungani i-Apple "isalela" ngemuva komncintiswano nge-HomePod yayo (mini). Ngisho nangemisebenzi ehlakaniphile, zontathu izikhulumi ziyalingana. Bonke bangasebenzisa izwi labo ukwenza amanothi, ukusetha ama-alamu, ukudlala umculo, ukuhlola imilayezo nekhalenda, ukushaya izingcingo, ukuphendula imibuzo ehlukahlukene, ukulawula imikhiqizo yasekhaya ehlakaniphile, nokunye okunjalo. Umehluko kuphela ukuthi ngenkathi inkampani eyodwa isebenzisa umsizi we-Siri (i-Apple), enye ibheja ku-Alexa (Amazon) kanye neyesithathu ku-Google Assistant.

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Lapho i-Siri icushiwe, iphaneli yokuthinta ephezulu ye-HomePod mini iyakhanyisa

Futhi kulapha lapho sihlangabezana khona nomehluko omkhulu. Sekuyisikhathi eside i-Apple ibhekene nokugxekwa okuqondiswe kumsizi wayo wezwi, okusalela emuva kakhulu emqhudelwaneni oshiwo ngenhla. Uma kuqhathaniswa ne-Alexa ne-Google Assistant, uSiri uyisimungulu futhi akakwazi ukuphatha imiyalo ethile, okuvumayo, kungakhungathekisa kakhulu. I-Apple, njenge-giant yezobuchwepheshe kanye ne-trendsetter yomhlaba wonke, eziqhenya ngisho nokubizwa ngokuthi inkampani ebaluleke kakhulu emhlabeni, ngombono wami, akufanele neze isale ngemuva kule ndawo. Yize inkampani yakwa-Apple ihlale izama ukuthuthukisa iSiri ngezindlela ezahlukahlukene, namanje ayihambisani nomncintiswano.

I-Soukromí

Naphezu kweqiniso lokuthi i-Siri ingase ibe i-dumber futhi ayikwazi ukulawula ikhaya elihlakaniphile elingahambisani ne-Apple HomeKit, i-HomePod (mini) iseyisinqumo esicacile kwabanye abasebenzisi. Kulokhu, kunjalo, sihlangabezana nezinkinga ezihlobene nobumfihlo. Nakuba i-Apple ibukeka njengesiqhwaga esikhathalela ubumfihlo babasebenzisi bayo, ngakho-ke yengeza imisebenzi ehlukahlukene ukuze ivikele abasebenzisi be-apula ngokwabo, ihluke kancane ezinkampanini ezincintisanayo. Lesi yisici esinqumayo seqembu elikhulu labasebenzisi lapho uthenga.

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