FILE PHOTO: A prototype Apple HomePod is seen during the annual Apple Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in San Jose, California, U.S. June 5, 2017. REUTERS/Stephen Lam
January 23, 2018
(Reuters) – Apple Inc will start taking online orders for its HomePod smart speaker from Jan. 26 in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia, just over a month later than initially planned.
The $349 voice-controlled speaker, introduced in June and originally slated for a December release, can make music suggestions and adjust home temperatures.
HomePod will pitch Apple against rival smart speakers from Amazon.com Inc and Alphabet Inc.
(Reporting by Supantha Mukherjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Martina D’Couto)
