I-Amazon Echo vs iPod Home iPod: Nguyiphi na oyifunayo?

Kukho ukhetho oluninzi kwezi ntsuku kwiintetho ezihlakaniphile . I- Amazon Echo mhlawumbi iyaziwa kakhulu, ngelixa i- Apple HomePod ekhutshwe yi-2018 i- Apple HomePod ngumdlali omncinci.

Zombini zixhobo zingenza iindidi zezinto-udlale umculo, ulawulo lwee-smart-home devices, uphendule kwimilayezo yezwi, uthumele imilayezo-kodwa abayenzi ngendlela efanayo okanye ngokulinganayo. Xa uqhathanisa ama-Amazon Echo kunye nePod Home Home, ukucinga ukuba yiyiphi enye ifowuni enokuxhomekeka kuyo kuxhomekeke kwizinto eziliqela, kubandakanywa nezinto ezibaluleke kakhulu kuwe nakwezinye iifayili kunye neenkonzo ofuna ukuyisebenzisa.

Umncedisi onobulumko: Echo

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Into eyenza i-"smart" isithethi esihlakaniphile ngumsizi oncedisayo ngezwi. Kwikhaya laseKhaya, yiSiri. Echo, yi Alexa . Ukuze ufumane uninzi lwezi zixhobo, uya kufuna enye inokuyenza ininzi. Yiyo yi Alexa. Ngoxa iSiri ilungile (kwaye ihlanganiswe ngokusisiseko kwi-Apple ecosystem, njengoko ixutyushwa kamva), i-Alexa ingcono. I-Alexa ingenza izinto ezininzi, ngokubonga "kwezakhono" ezenziwe ngabakhi bezithathu. I-HomePod isekela kuphela izakhono ezimbalwa zenkampani yesithathu. Ngaphandle koko, iimvavanyo zifumene ukuba i-Alexa ichanekile ngokuphendula imibuzo kunye nokuphendula kwimithetho kuneSiri.

Ukusasaza Umculo: Uhlobo

umboleko wesithunzi: Apple Inc.

Bobabini i-Echo kunye neKhaya laseKhaya inkxaso ngenkxaso yeenkonzo zentengiso, ngoko ke isithethi okhethayo siya kuxhomekeka kumniki womculo okhethiweyo. I-Echo inikeza inkxaso yenkcubeko yazo zonke amagama amakhulu- Spotify , Pandora, njl.-Ngaphandle kwe- Apple Music . Kodwa unako ukudlala i-Apple Music kwi-Echo phezu kweBluetooth. I-HomePod, ngakolunye uhlangothi, kuphela inxaso yasekuhlaleni ye-Apple Music, kodwa ikuvumela ukuba udlale zonke ezinye iinkonzo usebenzisa i-AirPlay . Ukuba ungumsebenzisi omkhulu we-Apple Music, i-HomePod iya kunika amava angcono-kuba isekela imiyalelo yezwi likaSiri kwaye ivelise isandi esilungileyo (ngaphezulu kweso silandela) -but Spotify abalandeli banokukhetha i-Echo.

Ubungakanani Bomculo: iPodPod

umboleko wesithunzi: Apple Inc.

Ngaphandle kokungabaza, iPodPod isisithethi esilungileyo esilungileyo kwiimarike. Akumangalisi: i-Apple igxininisekile ngokunikezela ngekhwalithi ephezulu yomsindo kwaye yenzelwe iPodPod ukuba isebenzise ngokusisiseko njengomculo womculo (eqinisweni, kubonakala ngathi igxininise umsindo ngaphandle kwezinto "ezihlakaniphile"). Ukuba umgangatho womculo ubaluleke kakhulu kuwe, fumana iPodPod. Kodwa isithethi se-Echo sihloniphekile, kwaye ezinye izixhobo zeso sixhobo zinokukunceda ukucima umgangatho othile wezandi ophantsi.

I-Smart Home: Intambo

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Esinye sezibhengezo ezinkulu zezivakalisi ezifanelekileyo kukuba bahlala kwindawo ephakamileyo yekhaya lakho kwaye bakuvumele ukulawula izibane zakho, i-thermostat kunye namanye amadivayisi axhunyiwe kwi-intanethi ngezwi. Ngaphambili, isithethi oyifunayo iya kuxhomekeke kakhulu kwiiyiphi enye i-smart devices ekhaya. I-HomePod isekela umgangatho we- HomeKit we-Apple (obuye usetyenziswe kumadivayisi e-iOS njenge-iPhone). I-Echo ayixhasi i-HomeKit, kodwa isekela eminye imigangatho kunye nenani elikhulu lamacandelo asekhaya ahlakaniphile abanezakhono ezihambelana ne-Echo.

Ukuthumela imiyalezo kunye nee-Call: Echo (kodwa nje kancane)

umfanekiso wekhredithi: i-Amazon

Bobabini i-Echo kunye ne-HomePod banokukunceda uqhagamshelane ngefowuni okanye ngomyalezo wesicatshulwa. Ngokuchanekileyo indlela okwenza ngayo oku kuhluke kancinci, nangona kunjalo. I-HomePod ayenzi iifowuni ngokwayo; Kunoko ungadlulisela umnxeba kwi-iPhone yakho kwi-HomePod kwaye uyisebenzise njengesipoti. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-Echo inokwenza ukuba ifowuni ikwazi ukuyenza ngokufanelekileyo-kwaye ezinye ze-Echo zixhasa inkxaso yevidiyo. Imilayezo yombhalo, zombini iifayile zinikeza ngokubanzi impawu ezifanayo, ngaphandle kokuba i-Echo ayithumeli imiyalezo nge -platform ye-Apple ekhuselekile iMessage , eyenziwa yi-HomePod.

I-Fact Factor kunye nokusetyenziswa kwiNdlu: Echo

umfanekiso wekhredithi: i-Amazon

I-HomePod iyisisitsha esitsha kwaye ngoko ifika ngobukhulu obufanayo kunye nomlo. I-Echo ininzi kakhulu kwaye inika imizekelo eyahlukeneyo yazo zonke iintlobo zokusetyenziswa. Kukho i-Echo okanye i-Echo Plus, i-hockey-puck-size Echo Dot , i-clock-clock-style Echo Spot, i- Echo Show ye -video-centric-calling, kunye ne-Echo Look. Konke kuzo zonke, i-Echo ixhomekeka ngokubanzi ngobukhulu bayo, imilo kunye nokugxila.

Abasebenzisi abaninzi: Echo

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Ukuba unabantu abangaphezu kweyodwa endlwini yakho ofuna ukusebenzisa isithethi esihlakaniphile, i-Echo ibhetele yakho ephambili ngoku. Kungenxa yokuba i-Echo inokukwazi ukuhlukanisa phakathi kwamazwi, ufunde abo bakubo, uphendule ngokwahlukileyo ngokusekelwe kulo. Ikhasi laseKhaya alikwazi ukwenza oko ngoku. Oku akuyona nje imingcele, inokuba yinto enobungozi obuncwane. Ngenxa yokuba iPodPod ayikwazi ukucacisa ukuba ilizwi lakho lingezakho, nabani na onokungena endlwini yakho, cela uSiri ukuba afunde imilayezo yakho yesicatshulwa, kwaye uvale (nje ngokuba i-iPhone yakho isendlwini, oko kukuthi). Lindela iPod yasekhaya ukuze ufumane inkxaso yokusetyenziswa kwabasebenzisi abaninzi kunye nemilinganiselo engcono yobumfihlo ekugqibeleni, kodwa okwangoku, i-Echo ihamba phambili kule mimandla.

Ukuhlanganiswa kwe-Apple Ecosystem: IPodode

umboleko wesithunzi: Apple Inc.

Ukuba usuvele utyalomali kakhulu kwi-Apple ecosystem (oko kukuthi ama-Mac, ii-iPhones, iPads, njl.) -HomePod ibhetele yakho ibhetele. Kungenxa yokuba ihlanganiswe ngokuqinileyo kwi-Apple ecosystem kwaye isebenza ngokungahambisani nalezi zixhobo kunye neenkonzo ze-Apple njenge- iCloud . Oko kwenza ukuba kusetyenziswe lula, ukusebenzisana okungakumbi kunye nokusebenza ngokulula. I-Echo inokusebenza kunye nenani lala macebo, nangona kungengabo bonke, kwaye awuyi kufumana inzuzo yazo zonke iimveliso kunye neenkonzo ze-Apple nge-Echo.