Esigabeni sokugcina abafana baseCupertino babone ukuthi ukuthengiswa kwayo yonke imikhiqizo yabo, hhayi i-iPhone kuphela, yehlisiwe emakethe enkulu yenkampani: China, imakethe ezinyangeni ezedlule ekhombisa izimpawu zokukhathala nalapho iHuawei neVivo kungamakhosi ocingo.
I-HomePod, lapho i-Apple yenza ukubheja kwesibili emhlabeni wezipikha, iyaqhubeka ukutholakala emazweni amancane kakhulu uma kuqhathaniswa nawo wonke amazwe lapho ekhona njengamanje. I-China yizwe lesibili elinama-Apple Stores asabalele izwe lonke, kepha i-HomePod ayikatholakali.
Ngenhlanhla kubasebenzisi baseChina, selivele lukhona usuku olumenyezelwe olusemthethweni lokwethulwa kwe-HomePod. Ngizo Januwari olandelayo 18 lapho abafana baseCupertino bethula ngokusemthethweni i-HomePod ezweni lonke. Ngaphezu kweChina, izotholakala naseHong Kong.
I-HomePod iyahambisana ne-AirPlay 2, evumela bonke abasebenzisi bamadivayisi we-Apple ukuthi bathumele okuqukethwe okuhlukile kumadivayisi ahambisana nalobu buchwepheshe, ukuze sikwazi ukudlala uhlobo olulodwa lomculo endaweni eyodwa yendlu nolunye uhlobo lomculo kokunye, konke kusuka kudivayisi eyodwa, njenge-iPhone.
Okwamanje, I-HomePod iyatholakala e-United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Mexico naseSpain, iyahambelana kusuka ku-iPhone 5s, i-iPad Pro, i-iPad Air kuya phambili, i-iPad Mini 2 kanye ne-iPod yesizukulwane sesithupha.
Isikhathi esingaphezu kwenyanga nje, Abasebenzisi be-Amazon Echo bangajabulela i-Apple Music ngokusebenzisa izipikha ezihlakaniphile ze-Amazon, isinyathelo esizosusa ukuthengiswa ngezikhathi ezithile kuma-HomePods emazweni lapho i-Amazon iba khona khona, hhayi enye yeChina.
