Apple introduces the new HomePod with breakthrough sound and intelligence

January 18, 2023 PRESS RELEASE Apple introduces the new HomePod with breakthrough sound and intelligence Delivering incredible audio quality, enhanced Siri capabilities, and a safe

and secure smart home experience CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today announced HomePod (2nd generation), a powerful smart speaker that delivers next-level acoustics in a gorgeous,

iconic design. Packed with Apple innovations and Siri intelligence, HomePod offers advanced computational audio for a groundbreaking listening experience, including support for

immersive Spatial Audio tracks. With convenient new ways to manage everyday tasks and control the smart home, users can now create smart home automations using Siri, get notified

when a smoke or carbon monoxide alarm is detected in their home, and check temperature and humidity in a room — all hands-free. The new HomePod is available to order online and

in the Apple Store app starting today, with availability beginning Friday, February 3. “Leveraging our audio expertise and innovations, the new HomePod delivers rich, deep bass,

natural mid-range, and clear, detailed highs,” said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “With the popularity of HomePod mini, we’ve seen

growing interest in even more powerful acoustics achievable in a larger HomePod. We’re thrilled to bring the next generation of HomePod to customers around the world.” Refined

Design With a seamless, acoustically transparent mesh fabric and a backlit touch surface that illuminates from edge to edge, the new HomePod boasts a beautiful design that

complements any space. HomePod is available in white and midnight, a new color made with 100 percent recycled mesh fabric, with a color-matched woven power cable. Acoustic

Powerhouse HomePod delivers incredible audio quality, with rich, deep bass and stunning high frequencies. A custom-engineered high-excursion woofer, powerful motor that drives the

diaphragm a remarkable 20mm, built-in bass-EQ mic, and beamforming array of five tweeters around the base all work together to achieve a powerful acoustic experience. The S7 chip

is combined with software and system-sensing technology to offer even more advanced computational audio that maximizes the full potential of its acoustic system for a

groundbreaking listening experience. With room sensing technology, HomePod recognizes sound reflections from nearby surfaces to determine if it is against a wall or freestanding,

and then adapts sound in real time. Precise directional control of its beamforming array of five tweeters separates and beams direct and ambient audio, immersing listeners in