Get excited, y’all! Apple CEO Tim Cook’s ready for a party guaranteed to “rock the house,” and all you need to do to get an invite is drop $350 on Apple’s new hyped-up HomePod speaker.
Cook is amped about his company’s latest gadget, and he kept singing its praises in an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek. The Siri-powered speaker is an enigma in the Echo-dominated smart assistant hub market, since Amazon’s speakers emphasize AI utility over sound quality.
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When Cook was asked about the HomePod’s much-ballyhooed price — it’ll cost over $100 more than even Amazon’s upcoming Echo Show, which has a touchscreen — he shrugged off any concerns that consumers will be scared away and fell back on Apple’s greatest hits: Read more…
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