Apple - HomePod mini - Midnight

This is an absolutely wonderful and surprisingly powerful little speaker! It’s also absolutely packed with awesome features and it works so effortlessly and seamlessly with any Apple device. Setup literally takes less than 2 minutes; just hold your device near it and it’ll automatically register it. It also has the ability to control your entire smart home with Siri, as well as the ability to do all other features Siri can do. I absolutely love the cool colors they come in, and I also love that you can pair two of these together in one room to make a set of stereo speakers. It’s roughly the size of a softball, but it has the power and sound of a speaker triple it’s size. It also has 360° audio as well as the ability to play music in spatial audio from Apple Music. And the price of it makes it an absolute bargain, making it very easy to have one for the entire family in each of their bedrooms, which also allows you to fully utilize the intercom function of HomePods, which is a super cool feature that works exactly like it sounds, acting as intercoms throughout the whole house to each speaker or to only certain speakers you choose, and you’re able to use this feature from your phone to communicate with someone at home on their HomePod. These are the absolute coolest smart speakers that also offer excellent sound quality and beautiful aesthetics and work flawlessly with Apple products, so it’s especially great for those who already have and own Apple products, but it’s also great for those without any Apple products as well.

The HomePod mini is a fantastic speaker for its tiny size. It’s packed with features like controlling your smart home, playing music, and Apple’s smart assistant Siri. It’s super easy to use - just say “Hey Siri,” and your request is instantly fulfilled. It even has a built-in temperature and humidity sensor! You can control your smart home by asking for the temperature in the room, turning on lights, smart plugs, and even running scenes. It’s a Thread and Matter hub, so it can connect to any devices labeled “Works with HomeKit” or “Matter”. It works seamlessly with the Apple Ecosystem - you can send texts, receive and make calls, make reminders, check your calendar, and more. The HomePod mini is a real powerhouse for its small size, but it’s a bit pricey compared to other options.

I recently upgraded my bedroom entertainment and grabbed a HomePod mini to seal the deal, and Apple—being Apple—always impresses. For a smart speaker the size of an actual apple, it sounds absolutely impeccable. I can’t stress it enough: I don’t use it often to blast music, but when I do, it gets me every time. It’s absolutely amazing. I have it on a small dresser, and when I’m playing something, you can place your hand on the dresser and feel the bass. I can’t stress enough how amazing this little thing is for its small and compact size. The Handoff feature feels like magic every time. Whenever someone asks me about it, I show them by playing some music on my iPhone and then tapping the top of my iPhone to the HomePod, and it always impresses all my friends. It’s also super useful aside from impressing people. No more fiddling around with Bluetooth connections in Control Center—all I need to do is touch the HomePod with my phone, and that’s it. Music will continue playing from it. And that’s not all. There’s also an onboard thermometer and humidity sensor, so I can ask Siri what the temperature or humidity is inside my room. It also sends the information to the Apple Home app, so you can check the temperature inside your rooms wherever you are. There’s still more it can do when set up with other HomeKit accessories. For example, I also have an Apple HomeKit smart light switch, and I have that and the HomePod set up in my room in the Home app. I can simply say, “Hey Siri, turn on/off the light,” and it knows what room it’s registered to in the Home app and which specific HomePod you’re talking to. It turns the lights on or off in my room just from me asking. I don’t need to be more specific. And that’s not all. When set up with multiple iCloud accounts that have “Hey Siri” enabled, it can differentiate between voices and provide each person with their own notifications and phone calls. All you need to do is say, “Hey Siri, what notifications do I have?” From there, it recognizes who you are and tells you only your notifications. If someone else asks, it will tell them theirs. With multiple HomePods in different rooms, they can also function as an intercom system in your own home. I mean, you will never find anything else that beats that for the price. This thing is absolutely amazing. If you don’t have one already, you’re missing out. I would absolutely, 110%, recommend this to anyone.