HomePod, Apple's first smart audio device that has been pre-purchased, will be officially launched on February 9. Although the product is better than the other products in its class, it is inferior to Amazon in terms of functionality and usability The introduction of smart audio devices by Google, coupled with the current Amazon Echo series devices and Google Home series devices have been in the market have a firm footsteps expected HomePod listed, although in an increasingly competitive smart audio market place, but I am afraid unable to obtain the market leader position.News website Business Insider quoted research firm BI Intelligence report reported that compared to other companies launched smart audio equipment, Apple HomePod has the following disadvantages: First, HomePod device intelligent voice assistant system Siri, only Has a fairly limited set of features that make it easy to answer simple questions such as setting up multiple chronographs at a time, reading a cookbook, and answering Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa systems. This makes Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa systems more prominent Second, HomePod can not be specific User voice recognition settings.This means that any device located within the effective voice command receiving distance users can give HomePod instructions.But Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa system can use according to the needs of different users to set different permissions , And to protect the use of safety.In addition, HomePod users can not directly through the device to play music such as Spotify, Google Music or Amazon Music and Apple Music competition platform.If users want to listen to other platform music, then You need to connect the phone to the HomePod via the AirPlay app first and then the mobile phone to play the tracks on the platform. Although users can play other platform music in this way, they can not control the HomePod through voice commands during playback Play, pause and volume adjustments, and HomePod devices can not be integrated directly with Apple TV devices due to their compatibility with the Apple HomeKit smart home platform, which limits the ability of the HomePod to function as a connected home hub device Business Insider said Apple's performance on HomePod devices sounds , Far above the focus on Siri's application capabilities, underscoring the company's main desire to maintain the Apple ecosystem by launching HomePod devices rather than trying to attract new consumers. To make smart audio devices an Apple product for network-connected home hubs, these users may still want to use Apple's competitors' smart-audio devices due to HomePod's limited features and usability, and as a result, To keep users in their own ecosystem of products will have to re-focus on Siri's development in order to provide HomePod devices with more power and functionality. Data show that by the fourth quarter of 2017, Amazon and Google smart audio device shipments in the United States reached 45 million units in total, of which Amazon Echo equipment shipments of 31 million units; Google Home series devices for 14 million units.This means Amazon and Google introduced the smart Audio equipment has been in the market a firm footsteps.On the Amazon Echo series of devices, the company's new Echo Show equipment for the market's biggest winner.As for the Ec ho Look device, it seems difficult as Echo Show device, to attract many consumers interest.
