MacVoices #21057: MacVoices Live! - Is the HomePod Really Gone?

<p>In the final part of our recent MacVoices Live! conversation, the panel takes a hard left turn to discuss Apple’s cancellation of the HomePod. The panel of <strong>Kelly Guimont</strong>, <strong>David Ginsburg</strong>, <strong>Jeff Gamet</strong>, <strong>Frank Petrie</strong>, <strong>Jim Rea</strong>, <strong>Guy Serle</strong>, and <strong>Andrew Orr </strong>evaluate the HomePod and its competitors and speculate on successors. The discussion then transitioned to why all smart speakers are not created equal, Some examples of which ones do what well, a key point in the never-ending debate over Siri and Alexa, and something that Google’s device does particularly well wrap things up. </p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.smilesoftware.com" rel="noopener"><img height="73" style="border: 0pt none;" border="0" src="http://www.macvoices.com/ads/SmileLogo2010-Horz-web-500w.jpg" alt="Smile" width="303" class="aligncenter" align="middle" /></a></p> <p>This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of world-class software like PDFpen, PDFpen Pro, and TextExpander. Find out more at <a href="http://textexpander.com/podcast"><strong>TextExpander.com/podcast</strong></a> and <strong><a href="http://smilesoftware.com/podcast">SmileSoftware.com/podcast</a></strong>.</p> <p><!--more--></p> <h3>Show Notes:</h3> <p><strong>Guests:</strong></p> <p><strong>Kelly Guimont</strong> is a longtime Apple geek, sitting down (on a telephone book) in front of an Apple IIe in 1983. She can still hear the ticking of the ImageWriter. Thanks to the miracle of the adjustable leg desk, she no longer needs the phonebook. Kelly writes for <a href="http://macobserver.com"><strong>The Mac Observer</strong></a>, is the host of the <a href="http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/features/daily_observations_podcast/"><strong>Daily Observations Podcast</strong></a>, is co-host of<strong> <a href="http://www.aftershowpodcast.com/">The Aftershow</a></strong>, and yet still has more to say which she saves for <a href="http://twitter.com/vers