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My HomePods + Apple Music are extraordinary. “Hey Siri, play Delta Blues.” Bam. Play music I would like. Bam. Play Kind of Blue in the Living Room, play the Har

My HomePods + Apple Music are extraordinary. “Hey Siri, play Delta Blues.” Bam. Play music I would like. Bam. Play Kind of Blue in the Living Room, play the Harry Potter Soundtrack in the kid’s room. Bam. HomePod and Siri may not order pizza yet, but it does what it does incredibly well. I even replaced a sound bar for the TV with a stereo pair with a minimal footprint. There was a lot of lamenting Apple Music’s not being Spotify, but now, it’s pretty clear that in my house, Spotify fails to compare — especially when you use Apple Music with CarPlay. The next five years is going to be really fun I think!

culturestate 8y ago
> I even replaced a sound bar for the TV with a stereo pair with a minimal footprint Do you do this via AirPlay? If so, how do you find it? I’ve been considering doing the same thing, but I run exclusively from an Apple TV.
- briandear 8y ago
  On Apple TV, in audio settings, you can select home pod sources. Pretty seamless.
mirimir 8y ago
I hate being spied on. I don't even use music streaming services. Maybe if I could manage it all anonymously, I suppose. But damn, the possibility that I could say "Play that song that goes like this [hums a few bars]" would be very cool. Or "Play that song with [some lyrics]." Or "I liked that, but wasn't there an older version?"
- briandear 8y ago
  HomePod doesn’t “spy.” The Siri stuff is anonymous. Apple doesn’t know that you asked Siri for directions to a porn shop: unlike Google and Alexa where their business model is based on “spying.” You can actually use Siri to identify songs (thanks to the Shazam acquisition.) “Hey Siri, what’s this song..” it then listens and identifies the song.
  - mirimir 8y ago
    That's good news. I've been coming around to Apple, I admit. They've given me no hassle about having a pseudonymous Apple Store account, funded from Bitcoin via giftcards. I was blown away when I discovered Shazam. Waiting in line, I heard a song that I vaguely remembered. So I asked this guy if he knew it. He pulled out his iPhone, waited a minute, and then told me. Very cool! Although also a little frightening ;)

culturestate 8y ago

> I even replaced a sound bar for the TV with a stereo pair with a minimal footprint Do you do this via AirPlay? If so, how do you find it? I’ve been considering doing the same thing, but I run exclusively from an Apple TV.

briandear 8y ago
On Apple TV, in audio settings, you can select home pod sources. Pretty seamless.

mirimir 8y ago

I hate being spied on. I don't even use music streaming services. Maybe if I could manage it all anonymously, I suppose. But damn, the possibility that I could say "Play that song that goes like this [hums a few bars]" would be very cool. Or "Play that song with [some lyrics]." Or "I liked that, but wasn't there an older version?"

briandear 8y ago
HomePod doesn’t “spy.” The Siri stuff is anonymous. Apple doesn’t know that you asked Siri for directions to a porn shop: unlike Google and Alexa where their business model is based on “spying.” You can actually use Siri to identify songs (thanks to the Shazam acquisition.) “Hey Siri, what’s this song..” it then listens and identifies the song.
- mirimir 8y ago
  That's good news. I've been coming around to Apple, I admit. They've given me no hassle about having a pseudonymous Apple Store account, funded from Bitcoin via giftcards. I was blown away when I discovered Shazam. Waiting in line, I heard a song that I vaguely remembered. So I asked this guy if he knew it. He pulled out his iPhone, waited a minute, and then told me. Very cool! Although also a little frightening ;)