Can WiiM’s inaugural smart speaker take on the five-star HomePod 2?

I think it’s fair to say I’ve tested over fifty speakers as a tech writer and editor. I’ve tried PC speakers, bookshelf speakers, smart speakers — some of which weren’t very smart — and I’ve tried ...

Can Apple’s HomePod 2 cling on to its crown?

The two smart speakers go head to head.

Apple’s high-end wireless speaker is a great in a lot of ways, but that doesn’t mean it’s right for everyone Written By Written by Staff senior editor, Buy Side Nick Guy is a staff senior editor for ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- If you were hoping to buy a HomePod for your honey this holiday season, you'll have to come up with plan b. Apple confirmed on Friday its expensive Siri-powered smart speaker has been ...

Two weeks ago, Apple invited me to a "listening party" for its new HomePod speaker in downtown Manhattan. At its spacious loft, in rooms both big and small, its sound quality was rich and resonant, ...

The arrival of the new Apple HomePod is as good a time as any for a post-mortem of the original. The first HomePod was arguably both late and ahead of its time. On the one hand, the smart speaker was ...

Tim Cook thinks HomePod will blow away the "squeaky sound" of its rivals. Tim Cook talked up the audio quality of Apple’s HomePod smart speaker during a recent interview, while taking a shot at the ...

We'd love to see Apple lavish some more attention on the HomePod. Apple has confirmed that it won’t store or sell any data collected by its HomePod smart speaker. HomePod won’t send anything to ...

Apple's second-generation HomePod launched in February 2023, sporting new functionality and the same impressive audio performance as its predecessor. The HomePod is still very much designed to be ...

Apple’s second-generation HomePod is an improvement over the first and it costs less, but it will only be of interest to iOS users. Even then, it’s not the strongest smart home hub, nor is it the best ...