Apple HomePod

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HomePod is Apple’s answer to the Amazon Echo, but with more of a focus on music and sound quality. HomePod includes impressive sound and also supports Siri commands. Launched February 9, 2018.

FEATURES

Superior sound and microphone technology
Siri integration
Apple designed woofer
Seven tweeters
7-inch mesh body
Spatial recognition
Stereo sound, AirPlay 2

The Apple HomePod is priced BHD 99 ($262).

This comes as a surprise since Apple hardware generally priced higher in our region.

As of now, the only product that is up against Apple’s offering is Amazon‘s Echo Studio, which costs BHD 115 ($305).

HomeKit

HomePod, like the Apple TV and the iPad, serves as a HomeKit hub. As a HomeKit hub, HomePod enables remote access for HomeKit devices, allowing them to be controlled when a user is away from home.