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R6RainbowSixSiege Clips
October 13, 2020 at 10:58 pm
Does anyone know how loud it can get?
Michael Hughes
October 13, 2020 at 10:58 pm
How does it not fall over when you touch it? The base looks smaller in different videos.
A smart screen should be available in 2035?
Fszb 00
October 13, 2020 at 11:01 pm
looks like an apple *mind blown*
Net Hook
October 13, 2020 at 11:05 pm
But u can’t use as main speaker for Apple TV that was my main reason to get a HomePod mini wtf APPLE?!
NIAtoolkit
October 13, 2020 at 11:07 pm
This is priced the same as the Echo (4th Gen) and Nest Audio and is about the same size
nuyou21
October 13, 2020 at 11:09 pm
Forget Amazon and Google. At just $99 it’s safe to say the HomePod Mini is about to be this years best selling Xmas present. Apple’s about to make a killing. 💰😂
Garry Long
October 13, 2020 at 11:45 pm
@Omar Al-Azzawi they have terrible audio quality though
Matias
October 13, 2020 at 11:51 pm
@Garry Long they dont
Omar Al-Azzawi
October 13, 2020 at 11:53 pm
@Garry Long what? Go check the sound guys review and then comeback
Effin Casual's
October 13, 2020 at 11:56 pm
@Omar Al-Azzawi sound quality is subjective
nuyou21
October 13, 2020 at 11:59 pm
@Omar Al-Azzawi 😆🤣 You should watch the actual event. Again, Apple’s about to make a killing from the HomePod Mini. 💰😂🎤
Derek Vuong
October 13, 2020 at 11:09 pm
So its basically a google home mini that came out 5 years later and 3 times the price. Seems like a good deal.
akshaykumar241
October 13, 2020 at 11:38 pm
Derek Vuong lol google home mini sounds like absolute trash, only way anyone would think otherwise is if they’re deaf
Geovane Morgan
October 13, 2020 at 11:49 pm
The Google home mini audio quality is absolute garbage, so no.
Varun Kundarapu
October 14, 2020 at 12:09 am
@Connor J. Finlayson yeah HomePod has high fidelity sound
Varun Kundarapu
October 14, 2020 at 12:09 am
@akshaykumar241 lol true homepod is mind blowing
Varun Kundarapu
October 14, 2020 at 12:09 am
@Geovane Morgan I agree HomePod gives better value
Metal Dad
October 13, 2020 at 11:12 pm
Serious question , do we need this? ….GO
Dave M
October 13, 2020 at 11:15 pm
No Spotify? No money from me.
Bao Tran
October 14, 2020 at 12:35 am
You can play other music services
s3cr3tpassword
October 13, 2020 at 11:18 pm
This isn’t meant to compete as a ‘smart speaker’, the homepod is essentially a surround sound speaker with AI to adjust room settings.
Abdullah Hasnain
October 13, 2020 at 11:21 pm
this is going against the google home not nest 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
Nathan M.
October 14, 2020 at 12:23 am
it is called the nest mini and nest audio???
Lenardz
October 13, 2020 at 11:24 pm
They can call this the Apple HomePod mini, but I’m calling it the Apple Magic 8-ball. If it was really a HomePod mini, it would first and foremost look like the original HomePod with the cylinder shape….but smaller.
Rod Priester
October 13, 2020 at 11:26 pm
Competitive would have been $59.99 maybe even $79.99
Sean Elias
October 14, 2020 at 12:54 am
If the sound great and comes with better tech, then $20 won’t break the bank.
Teddy Nielsen
October 13, 2020 at 11:29 pm
The price is right, waiting for the reviews to see if the sound quality is right too.
zigzigf*ck
October 14, 2020 at 1:06 am
lol
Geovane Morgan
October 13, 2020 at 11:51 pm
Rest In Peace Sonos One
Ephi
October 13, 2020 at 11:53 pm
I realize now why Apple is so late to every feature. They take the feature and perfect it. (Sometimes they take too long to introduce a feature)
David Andrawes
October 14, 2020 at 12:01 am
Two questions. Will it be wireless and portable? And will it work with Spotify?
87_Michael
October 14, 2020 at 12:36 am
Won’t work with Spotify so I’m gonna get a Sonos instead.
wayne makka
October 14, 2020 at 12:11 am
Bose Wave tech does sound so much better than other small radios , apples adoption of wave tech should Deliver
Sean Brown
October 14, 2020 at 12:16 am
Nobody was waiting on this ! 🙄
Bao Tran
October 14, 2020 at 12:37 am
I was actually lol
Danton Mengde
October 14, 2020 at 12:32 am
It’s sorta shaped like an… actual apple.
87_Michael
October 14, 2020 at 12:35 am
No Spotify support??
john roberts
October 14, 2020 at 12:38 am
This looks cool!
Jeffrey Vogel
October 14, 2020 at 12:51 am
Is this also wireless? If charged , can bring places without plug ?
zigzigf*ck
October 14, 2020 at 1:01 am
At Apple, they dare to make believe to people that a very small ball spreads a powerful sound at home, it’s just a big technological lie that only dummies believe if they don’t think enough.
Apple does not give enough tech specs on the their official websites about this product : they don’t speak about the total harmonic distortion, nor about the frequency response, and nor about the signal to noise ratio ( the most important point )
Frankly, if you love music and high fidelity sound , don’t buy a gadget like this.
Ryan Burke
October 14, 2020 at 1:02 am
No Spotify compatibility no buy for me
Bob Burghardt
October 14, 2020 at 10:50 am
Wireless and Portable. It needed to be wireless and portable using the MagSafe Tech.
ruekin
October 15, 2020 at 12:02 am
Right. And act like a regular Bluetooth speaker for any phone.
Simon P
October 14, 2020 at 11:05 am
Looks good but I would have to have a look at it first.
As for Siri being better…well that remains to be seen.
Emily Kinsella
October 14, 2020 at 11:30 am
My original HomePod sounds flipping fantastic especially with how small the footprint is. I wonder what this one will sound like.
Yep why
October 14, 2020 at 11:56 am
Nothing to see here…just keep it moving. Sounds like apple is doing something that is already being done
Mick W
October 14, 2020 at 12:22 pm
I applaud the new HomePod Mini but honestly, I want them to either (A) make it wireless, or (B) make it a clock ala Amazon Echo Show 5/8.
Matthew Wilson
October 14, 2020 at 12:42 pm
It’s also nice to see it works with Amazon Music since I have Amazon Music HD. Would be nice to see all smart speakers work with all music streaming services.
Playing Vines
October 14, 2020 at 12:53 pm
Ready to sell your privacy for yet another pod/nests/ echo etc….for $99….
If I care About sound quality I will buy thr real Audio products even if I have to pay high dollars to get them and not sell my voice and data to billion dollar companies…
Alegz
October 14, 2020 at 1:32 pm
Oooop
Fabio Marzola
October 14, 2020 at 1:38 pm
when available in europe??? what will be price in euro???
Komputar Channel
October 14, 2020 at 2:12 pm
Hey Google who’s that?
Maxim Frakt
October 14, 2020 at 2:45 pm
The apple website states that up to six people can have their voices recognized.
christian crow
October 14, 2020 at 2:51 pm
Sign me up that’s good price, they have to be loosing money on this
christian crow
October 14, 2020 at 2:53 pm
Who else seen the engineer example in background not in this video but apple’s conference
B Hamilton
October 14, 2020 at 3:20 pm
its still not portable so yea no thanks
Sillydonkey314
October 14, 2020 at 5:17 pm
Only thing that exited me on the event was the home pod mini
codemiester24
October 14, 2020 at 5:57 pm
I don’t think apple can compete in the home automation space. Google and Amazon are still far ahead. And the HomePod mini is a good step but it’s still too expensive. Google Nest minis and Amazon Echos are less than half the price of this. And the issue with home automation, if you want to control every room, then there needs to be enough speakers to cover your entire home, in terms of the microphone. For me, I’d need at least 4 of these and that’s not as practical as the google nests I have now, that are a portion of HomePod cost. Plus I actually got some free nest minis when I purchased some google nest products. If Apple really wants to be competitive in this space, they need to start thinking about making their own IoT hardware.
Darby Martinez
October 14, 2020 at 6:08 pm
Apple should have made this in 2016 when everyone was setting up their smart home. Now it’s too late. Google and Amazon are too ahead.
ChyroBeast
October 14, 2020 at 6:08 pm
Really? The speakers half the price don’t sound as great? Well… thank you for informing me, otherwise I never would have guessed 🙄. Its almost like Amazon and Google actually make $100 smart speakers that sound better than their base offerings.
Quattron -1
October 14, 2020 at 6:24 pm
I don’t know if you noticed buddy but… you have an apple in the counter not a mini home pod.
hugo belmonte
October 14, 2020 at 7:33 pm
Does it has battery ?
Get Buck
October 14, 2020 at 8:19 pm
Are you able to use it wirelessly? Aka does it have a battery? I’ve noticed some shots it has no wire and others it does
paula
October 14, 2020 at 9:10 pm
I love how Apple was late to the party but still got the better name with Intercom. Google as bad at UX as ever, I see. They’re so robotic. “Broadcast” isn’t even an accurate description of what the feature does. Intercom is _perfect._
Jimmy Cheshire
October 14, 2020 at 10:10 pm
You could just watch Apple’s announcement and get the same detail. Not much of a first impressions video
CORE Instincts
October 14, 2020 at 11:02 pm
Will not buy till i hear ( sound) . that it is worth 200$!! Lol
Suliman Boodai
October 15, 2020 at 12:32 am
Can I use Intercom feature without home pod?
Let’s say using an iPad as the main unit?
Thank you