As Apple pursues AI, spare a thought for the poor HomePod

When the video began that started Apple yesterday, it was a pleasure to see a house in the opening snapshot. I did not think of any thinking about the Apple Smart Home spokesman that was prepared throughout the ages, so I was all ready for Tim Cook and Crew to present a real surprise and reveal new things for homepod. When the entire presentation passed without another parking about the product, I was disappointed, but I resigned.

HomePod has always been behind the curve. When the smart speakers came for the first time on the scene, Amazon and Google dominated this sector, with Sonos as a third -party option. Apple the homepod in June 2017, nearly three years of the original Echo amazon amplifier.

HomePod has arrived very slow and cost too much, (in the echo of the current company’s problems), Siri was very unhelpful, because the smart speaker was unprecedented in the market share of his competitors. The microcosm appeared in late 2020, and the second generation of HomePOD added in February 2023 to support smart home standards. Do not pay exactly the limits of innovation of smartphones.

Things became worse for the poor at home, as artificial intelligence assistants who control their voice moved away from the two centers around the designated loudspeakers. Artificial intelligence is now tightly combined into our smartphones and computers, with less need for a separate broker. This leads us to the ongoing issue of Apple’s foothold in the artificial intelligence race.

Apple was a great repair of Siri for a period of time, with the new and improved version not even deserved. To show that the new AI assistant, Apple is said to be working on a home -like audio capacity, but it will not even be ready for launch. What is the company to do in a meantler?

It makes sense for Apple to back away from any major developments in its speaker’s smart home. Get it. But I could have been hacked to see an inventory of the house that focuses more to be more talking than it is smart. I have Sonos I love him, and I assume part of me that I will eventually upgrade to Apple’s offer. AirPods is a great component of the Apple ecosystem, and I use mines almost daily. The presence of a strong and high -quality home spokesman provides easy connections that make up a large part of the Apple value proposal that has helped fill the time gap, while keeping Apple in the minds of people as a home technology player while the company is working on its next step and more innovative. Take one step to take three steps forward.

In practice, though, the window appears to become the homepod star a star in the Apple assortment that has not shocked almost anything. When I now look at modern trends in AI and Home Tech, I don’t see a clear space for a smart speaker. This is not limited to Apple; It is also great that both Amazon and Google have not given much love for smart loudspeakers as well. In fact, the majority of this year is a Sonos specialist because the names of large technology have placed their focus on artificial intelligence rather than sound. We still have smart speakers, but will be folded in multi -purpose tools and are received as general auxiliary tools for smart home.

To be clear, there was no indication that Apple would set the sun set. But my personal predictions is that homepod will remain on the margin at the present time and are pushed away from the lights when the products of the new smart home are detected, and only receive accidental attention until Apple is officially and quietly withdrawing the plug. Thus, the life of a producer of stars will never have a chance to shine with its full potential. Here we hope to be wrong.