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HomePod is Not Echo and More Things You Should Know

Eight+ months after it debuted at WWDC, and with a months’-long postponement that made many an Apple enthusiast nearly lose their mind, Apple’s HomePod finally became available for purchase on January 26 (in the US, UK, and Australia. HomePod is scheduled to land in Germany and France this spring). The AI-enabled home speaker is slated for a February 9 arrival.

Now that HomePod is finally here, we’ll take you through what you need to know about it. We’ll also confront some of the rumors and tell you what HomePod is not.

Apple’s HomePod puts Siri in the Speakers

At its Worldwide Developer Conference in June , Apple has officially taken the wraps off of its oft-rumored speaker in the form of HomePod. The device acts as a standalone way for users to interact with Siri, play music, and more. Tim Cook touts this as Apple’s effort to “reinvent home music” just as it did with products like the iPad.HomePodis Apple’s answer to the Amazon Echo, but with more of…