IJapan njengamanje iyizwe lesithathu elingenisa imali eningi ezitatimendeni ze-Apple, izwe lapho i-HomePod ingakatholakali, naphezu kokubaluleka kwaleli zwe le-Apple. Ngenhlanhla, abasebenzisi be-Apple abanentshisekelo yokuthola i-HomePod bazokwazi ukwenza kanjalo. maduze.
Iwebhusayithi yakwa-Apple eJapan isanda kufaka i-HomePod kuhlu lwamadivayisi atholakalayo, yize okwamanje usuku lokuqalisa luthi luzokwenza lokho kungekudala. Lapho i-Apple ikhombisa ukuza maduze, kungaba kusuka emasontweni kuye ezinyangeni, kepha Ihlobo akufanele liphele ngaphandle kokushaya imakethe yaseJapan.
I-HomePod izotholakalela ama-yen angama-32.000, cishe ushintsho lwama- $ 294, futhi izotholakala ngombala omhlophe nowesikhala. I-HomePod izokwethula eJapan isikhathi esingaphezu konyaka ngemuva kokwethulwa kwayo ngokusemthethweni e-United States, Australia naseJapan (ngoFebhuwari 2018), futhi cishe eminyakeni emibili ngemuva kokwethulwa ngokusemthethweni kwayo, okwenzeka eWWDC 2017. Kuwo wonke u-2018, i-Apple ibilokhu yandisa inani lamazwe lapho i-HomePod itholakala khona, ekugcineni ngafika eSpain naseMexico ngo-Okthoba wonyaka odlule.
I-HomePod yakhelwe ukudala umsindo ongahluziwe yize usayizi wayo omncane, ulinganisa ngaphansi kwama-intshi ayisikhombisa ubude. Inomprosesa we-A18 futhi ubuchwepheshe bomsindo buthuthukiswe yi-Apple kanye nesoftware ethuthukile yokuletha umsindo oqondile kuwo wonke amagumbi egumbi.
IHomPod ifike emakethe ngo- $ 349, kepha njengoba izinyanga sezihambile, i-Apple Yehlise intengo yayo yaba ngama- $ 299, 329 euros eYurophu. Isizathu sokwehliswa kwentengo kungenzeka ukuthi kungenxa yokuthengisa okuphansi obe nakho ngaphandle kokuhlangabezana nokulindelwe yi-Apple.
I-HomePod okwamanje itholakala ku- I-United States, i-United Kingdom, i-Australia, iSpain, iMexico, iChina, iHong Kong, iCanada, iFrance neJalimane.