Apple HomePod Mini 2

7 points by ramenmeal 4 hours ago | 5 comments

ramenmeal 4 hours ago |

Figured this deserved it's own thread. The original has really poor siri performance, so this is welcomed from my perspective!

pornel 1 hour ago |

Is it actually any different hardware?

They're advertising is as a Siri thing, but obviously it doesn't run any AI locally. What new hardware does it need to make an HTTP request?

smileybarry 35 minutes ago | |

It uses a S10 chip, and it offloads to your Apple Intelligence-capable phone for inference. (There's a tiny "requires Apple Intelligence-capable iPhone" footnote somewhere) Basically the same way the Apple Watch has Apple Intelligence.

Honestly, just the new radios are a reason to upgrade. The S5 regularly cuts out and I have HomePod minis well within range going "no connection" for no reason.

mrheosuper 2 hours ago |

> When you ask Siri something, your request is associated with a random identifier, not your Apple Account.

Does that mean people can abuse this by sending random request? Like what they do at OpenHayStack.

lolive 1 hour ago |

No battery in it?

Even my JBL Go 2 is more useful than that, then.

#next