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The stereo pairing was available on the 1st generation. I have three of the 1st gen models, they're fantastic. I think I paid $200 for each. At that price they
by selykg 4y ago
The stereo pairing was available on the 1st generation.
I have three of the 1st gen models, they're fantastic. I think I paid $200 for each. At that price they're a steal.
- highwaylights 4y agoYeah, I'm a little confused as to what's actually new here from the video? I assume a newer chipset but it's not really clear what else has changed?
- kgermino 4y agoThey're for sale again for starters. The first generation was discontinued a couple years ago. I think they had some manufacturing issue which meant they kept dying prematurely. It's possible this is basically a small spec bump + they should actually work this time
- robbiet480 4y agoThe display on top is much larger. The new HomePod has 4 microphones and 5 tweeters. The original HomePod had 6 microphones and 7 tweeters. New one weighs 5.1 pounds vs. 5.5 pounds previously. Via https://twitter.com/rsgnl/status/1615719411813593097 https://twitter.com/rsgnl/status/1615719411813593097
- vineyardmike 4y agoNew one has a thread antenna for Matter mesh.
- ubermonkey 4y agoThe size. Apple discontinued the OG size HomePod a while back, and sold only the tiny baseball-sized ones. This is a re-introduction of a larger-size, better-sounding device that I assume is essentially the same form factor as the original one.
- Terretta 4y agoCareful on 'sounding' as this appears to have cut back speaker array.
- owlbite 4y agoI wouldn't discount the difference chipset can make, especially with respect to features it can support - the original homepod had an anaemic processor in comparison to just about any other apple kit.