Podcasts Technology MacVoices MacVoices #21053: Kirk McElhearn Provides Perspective on the Demise of the Apple HomePod (Part 1)

MacVoices #21053: Kirk McElhearn Provides Perspective on the Demise of the Apple HomePod (Part 1)

Published: March 17, 2021, 8:54 p.m.

Apple has discontinued the HomePod smart speaker and Kirk McElhearn has some thoughts on how it fit, or didn\u2019t fit into the market. Kirk covers both the Siri and the music aspects of the HomePod, why how people listen to music didn\u2019t necessarily align to the HomePod\u2019s capabilities, and suggests some alternatives for replacing that HomePod you might have been buying. He explains why you need to look for an AirPlay 2 compatible speaker, what the differences are between AirPlay 1, AirPlay 2, and Bluetooth, and why you might want to consider an AirPlay 2 receiver if you are serious about music. (Part 1)


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Kirk McElhearn\xa0writes about Macs, iPods, iTunes, books, music and more. He is\xa0a regular contributor to\xa0TidBITS, as well as several other web sites and magazines. He is an avid podcaster who\u2019s shows include\xa0The Next Track,\xa0The Committed, The Intego Mac Podcast, PhotoActive and The Zen of Everything. You can follow him on\xa0Twitter, and visit his personal web site,\xa0Kirkville.


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