You can use two HomePods and a Apple TV 4K to create a Dolby Atmos home theater system. Here’s how it works.
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Apple’s HomePod Has Launched in Canada, France, and Germany
With the launch Siri will provide news briefs from a handful of sources in Canada, including CBC, Global TV, CTV, and CNN.
How To Create Reminders and Notes with Siri on HomePod
Before we get started, you first must allowed the HomePod access to Contacts, Messages, Reminders, and Notes in the initial pairing process in order to ask Siri to do the commands in this guide.
Apple’s HomePod Speaker Is Going On Sale February 9
Apple’s HomePod becomes available for pre-orders on Friday. It will cost $349 and will hit store shelves on February 9. HomePod is an Amazon Echo competitor that users talk to by saying,”Hey Siri!”
VIP: Keeping it Clean
In this week’s VIP, Nelson and James discuss the top stories on Cool Blind Tech. They also delve into the subject of housekeeping.
Apple’s HomePod Comes with VoiceOver.
A recent firmware update to Apple’s HomePod shows that accessibility support has been added to the operating system, and that includes VoiceOver. The device is voice activated, but it does have a touch surface that allows the user to long press Siri and adjust the volume. With VoiceOver included, this touch surface will be accessible to the visually impaired.
For now, the device does not support third parties or extensions, but that could change before the release of the HomePod in December.
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Cool Picks: June 11, 2017
In this weeks Cool Picks, James Oates, Joel Ramos, Tamas Geczy, and Jessica Rickards get together to share their latest findings in the world of assistive tech.
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