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Buy Apple HomePod

HomePod from Apple is a powerful and intelligent wireless speaker for your home. The combination of Apple Music and Siri makes for a system that learns what you want to listen to and is capable of delivering millions of individual tracks from thousands of globally recognised artists.

It’s also an intelligent home assistant. HomePod responds to your commands, handling simple tasks and controlling elements of your growing smart home.

Wrapped in a seamless mesh fabric designed for both aesthetic and acoustic performance, Homepod is available in White and Space Grey. With a hyper-modern style that blends into many aesthetics, HomePod is also unobtrusive at just under 18 centimetres tall, fitting into many spaces in your home.

On the top of HomePod is a touch activate panel to interact with. This lets you play, pause, skip and adjust volume. Touch and hold the top to talk to Siri. You’ll know Siri is listening by the LED waveform that animates as you speak.

Reasons to buy Apple HomePod

• Access to Apple Music & Siri
• Powered by Apple-designed A8 processor
• Custom designed woofer and 7-tweeter array for a unique sound profile
• Connect over Wi-Fi & Bluetooth
• Voice control for music playback
• Voice control for Siri events: answer queries, send messages, set reminders
• Apple Music learns your tastes for intelligent genre & track suggestions
• Integration with compatible (HomeKit certified) Smart Home equipment
• Simple, instant set up via nearby iOS device

Touch Controls

• Tap: Play/Pause
• Double-tap: Next Track
• Triple-tap: Previous Track
• Tap or hold plus: Volume Up
• Tap or hold minus: Volume Down
• Touch and hold: Siri

Audio Technology

Apple have completely designed the audio delivery in the HomePod from the ground up. This combines Apple's world-famous industrial design with Apple-engineered software enhancements to provide a high fidelity experience in a huge variety of differing spaces.

Deep bass

Apple's custom high-excursion woofer has a custom amplifier which can play a wide range of deep, rich bass. Even in such a compact, the diaphragm is driven a full 20 millimetres.

Software enhancements continuously analyse the music being played to tune the frequencies for the smoothest, most immersive basslines.

Seven tweeters

An array of seven beamforming tweeters - each with its own amplifier and transducer - produces a unique sound profile from HomePod.

Each one also has a custom-designed precision acoustic horn to focus sound. This provides excellent directional control and is instrumental in developing an immersive, all-encompassing sound to envelop almost any size room.

A8 processor

Just like Apple's smartphones and tablets, an in-house designed processor powers evrything HomePod does.

This is responsible for the real-time modelling of the woofer mechanics and intelligent buffering of streamed content. Upmixing direct and ambient audio, as well as beamforming audio output to allow the mic to hear your voice over the music is all handled by the A8 chip.

Simple installation

There's no need to worry about wires and complex pairing. Setting up HomePod is as simple as possible. Just plug it in, turn on and any compatible iOS device in range will detect it.

Apple Music

If you have an Apple Music subscription then HomePod is built to bring out the best from your experience.

Combining the intelligence of Siri with access to a vast array of tracks & artists, HomePod can become your personal DJ & Tastemaker, learning your genre preferences and helping you to discover interesting new music.

Over 45 million songs in your home

Apple Music has access to music from several major global publishers so chances are you'll be able to find what you want to listen to. Siri can help you find exactly what you want to hear, and guess what you want to hear next — including tracks from a huge range of genres and moods.

If friends and family are connected to your Wi-Fi network then they can stream music straight to your HomePod. Don’t have Apple Music? Apple is offering three months free with only a rolling monthly service after this.

Learns what you love.

As you're listening to a song, HomePod is listening out for you. Just say “Hey Siri, I like this” or “Hey Siri, add this to my party playlist”. Based on what you say and play, Apple Music & Siri learn your taste in music. This means that after a while you can just let HomePod pick the songs! Open Apple Music on any other device and your playlists & preferences are just where you left them.

Home to an intelligent assistant

HomePod isn't just for music. With the power of Siri, you can also use the system to update you on the latest news, traffic, sport and weather.

Just like Siri on your phone or tablet, you can use HomePod to set reminders and tasks and send messages. You can also hand off phone calls from an iPhone to HomePod seamlessly.

HomePod can also be used as a hub for controlling connected smart home accessories. Whether you have a single smart light bulb or a fully integrated and automated thermostat & heating system, you can just use your voice to make adjustments.

Siri has all kinds of answers

Thanks to Siri, HomePod is great at the things you want to know - and do - in your home. Set timers. Convert measurements. And get live news, sport, weather and traffic. You can also create lists that anyone can add to.

At home with calls and messages

Use HomePod to send messages using just your voice. And when you receive a text, Siri can read it to you. For hands-free conversations, start or receive a call on your iPhone and hand it off to HomePod.

Command a room

Just say “Hey Siri, turn on the lights” or “Hey Siri, make the room cooler”. You can even ask Siri to set scenes, like “Good morning”, that put multiple accessories to work — all at once. A wide range of accessories work with Apple’s HomeKit platform. Just add an accessory to the Home app, then control it with your voice on HomePod.

Coming later in 2018

Additional features will be added to HomePod throughout 2018. These will come free of charge via OTA software updates.

Add a second HomePod for stereo sound

Put another HomePod in the same room and they automatically detect and balance each other. With advanced beamforming capabilities, a HomePod pair is able to create a wider, more immersive soundstage than a traditional stereo pair.

AirPlay 2. Add HomePod to more rooms

When you add HomePod to more than one room, the speakers communicate with each other through AirPlay 2. Play the same music everywhere or play different songs in different rooms. You can also control any other AirPlay 2–compatible speakers.

Apple HomePod Specifications

Size, Weight and Colour

Dimensions:

• 172 mm (6.8 inches) high
• 142 mm (5.6 inches) wide

Weight:

• 2.5 kg (5.5 pounds)

Colour:

• Space Grey
• White

Audio Technology

• High-excursion woofer with custom amplifier
• Array of seven horn-loaded tweeters, each with its own custom amplifier
• Six-microphone array for far-field Siri
• Internal low-frequency calibration microphone for automatic bass correction
• Direct and ambient audio beamforming
• Transparent studio-level dynamic processing

Audio Sources

• Apple Music
• iTunes music purchases
• iCloud Music Library with an Apple Music or iTunes Match subscription
• Beats
• Podcasts
• AirPlay other content to HomePod from iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV and Mac

Audio Formats

• HE-AAC (V1)
• AAC (16 to 320 Kbps)
• protected AAC (from iTunes Store)
• MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps)
• MP3 VBR
• Apple Lossless
• AIFF
• WAV
• FLAC

Touch Surface

• Tap or hold + or – for volume up/down
• Touch and hold for Siri
• Tap to play/pause music or Siri
• Double-tap to skip
• Triple-tap to skip back

Accessibility

Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of HomePod:

• VoiceOver
• Touch Accommodations

Wireless

• 802.11ac Wi-Fi with MIMO
• Direct guest access
• Bluetooth 5.0

System Requirements

Devices:

• iPhone 5s or later
• iPad Pro
• iPad (5th generation)
• iPad Air or later
• iPad mini 2 or later
• iPod touch (6th generation) running iOS 11.2.5 or later

Connection:

• 802.11 Wi-Fi Internet access

Subscription:

• Apple Music subscription for full music functionality

Electrical and Environmental Requirements

• Built-in power supply
• Line voltage: 100V to 240V AC
• Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz
• Operating temperature: 0° to 35° C (32° to 95° F)
• Storage temperature: –20° to 45° C (–4° to 113° F)
• Relative humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing
• Operating altitude: tested up to 3,000 metres (10,000 feet)
• Maximum storage altitude: 4,500 metres (15,000 feet)
• Maximum shipping altitude: 10,500 metres (35,000 feet)

In the Box

• HomePod
• Documentation

Compatibility

iPhone:

• iPhone X
• iPhone 8 Plus
• iPhone 8
• iPhone 7 Plus
• iPhone 7
• iPhone 6s Plus
• iPhone 6s
• iPhone 6 Plus
• iPhone 6
• iPhone SE
• iPhone 5s

iPad:

• 12.9-inch iPad Pro
• 10.5-inch iPad Pro
• 9.7-inch iPad Pro
• iPad (5th generation)
• iPad Air 2
• iPad Air
• iPad mini 4
• iPad mini 3
• iPad mini 2

iPod touch:

• iPod touch (6th generation)

Warranty

Standard Warranty Period:

30 Days for devices including Smartphones and Tablets.
90 Days for audio/video products including speakers, headphones, headsets, cameras.
60 Days for wearables and smart gadgets including smart watches, fitness trackers and gadgets.

Warranty period take effects from the date when the shipping invoice is issued.

Standard Warranty:
PDAPlaza provides a 30 Days repair warranty for devices (accessories including batteries do not carry any warranty). The terms and conditions for a standard 30 Days warranty are as follows:

If the goods are found to be faulty within 7 days, customers are entitled for either a full refund or replacement. Any item may be returned for any reason within 7 days from the date of dispatch. If you want to return the goods which are NON-DEFECTIVE within the 7 days period, please note that the returns should be in AS NEW CONDITION with FULL PACKING and DOCUMENTATION. If the goods are not in AS NEW condition or missing any packaging or damaged packaging, we reserve the right to refuse refund or a restocking fee of up to 20% will be charged depending on the condition of the returned goods. Delivery costs will not be refunded. To return the goods, please contact our Customer Service to request an RMA and follow the instructions to authorise the return of goods. Please refer to the Returns section below for details.

If the goods are found to be faulty after 7 days and within 1 month of purchase, the customer can send the faulty goods to our office, together with relevant invoice and PDAPlaza can arrange for repair services. Post fault investigation and within the specified warranty period, PDAPlaza repair service will be actioned at our discretion (please see Exclusions below) within 30 working days, at no cost to the customer. If PDAPlaza cannot repair the item within this period we will supply the customer with a suitable B-Stock item. If we do not have suitable B-Stock to replace we will source an equal alternative upon agreement with the customer or offer credit for the next purchase. For repair services covered by the warranty, the cost of shipping the goods back to the customer will be borne by PDAPlaza. Please contact our Customer Service to request an RMA and follow the instructions to authorise the return of goods. Please refer to the Returns section below for details.

If the goods are found to be faulty after 1 month of purchase, the customer can send the faulty goods to our office, PDAPlaza will arrange for repair services. Customer has to bear the repair costs. PDAPlaza will test the faulty unit and will provide a quote to the customer and if the customer agrees, we will proceed to repair the faulty unit as we see fit. If not, this will be communicated and the device will be returned to the customer, unrepaired. There will be a nominal shipping and handling charge on top of the repair charges. Shipping charges for returning the items shall be borne by the customers if they decide against repair.

Standard Warranty Coverage

Warranty covers the following:

A. Manufacturing software malfunction

B. Manufacturer or hardware defects

C. More than three dead pixels

Standard Warranty Exclusions:

Warranty does not cover the following:

A. Any damages unrelated to manufacturing defects.

B. Product malfunction or damage resulting from liquids or moisture.

C. CID (Customer Induced Damage) and NDF (No Defect Found). CID and NDF status will be notified to the customer when RMA inspection process is completed.

D. Software defects. Damage caused by applications or firm wares which are not compatible with the device.

E. Product has been tampered, repaired and/or modified without official permission. Tampering, rooting, modification or removal of the serial number label shall immediately void the applicable warranty.

Inspection and return shipping fee will be charged at the customer expense when the above causes of RMA return damages are present.

* Please note that for returns of water-resistant device, we cannot guarantee continued water-resistance after opening up the device.

Extended Service Plans

1 Year Extended Warranty
After many customer requests for PDAPlaza Canada to offer extended warranty services on all our products, we have answered the call.

You love your new phone so why not you protect it too.

Because life is unpredictable, extend your device protection from 2 months to 12 months and protect your device from mechanical and electrical failures that just sometimes happen.

Now, for only $99.00CDN you can extend the warranty of your device by one year, from the date of purchase. This extended warranty must be purchased at the time of the initial order of your device, and must be in place, before your device ships to you. The extended warranty is added to the warranty already in place on your device, at the time of purchase.

Why You’ll Love Our Extended Service Plans:
     - Protects Your Device From Mechanical and Electrical Failure, Including Touchscreen Failure, Power-On Issues, Antenna / Wi-Fi Failure, & much more
     - Free Shipping On Returns
     - If we can’t fix your device, we’ll get you a replacement at no extra charge!

Notes:
    - Extended Service Plans do not cover accidental damage including damaged caused by drops, water, bending, or damage caused by installed applications or rooting
    - Extended Service Plans must be purchased with device, and cannot be added once item has shipped
    - Extended Service Plans cannot be refunded once item has shipped
    - Extended Service Plans cannot be applied to b-stock, refurbished, or open-box items
    - Extended Service Plans will not cover return shipping outside of the original delivery country

Returns and Repairs:

Please contact our Customer Service to request an RMA.

Products should be returned in their original packaging with all documentation, accessories, battery, stylus, cable, headset etc. enclosed in the initial shipment.

When you return your device, you will need to make sure that it is unlocked and free of security software that might prevent us from being able to access it. If the device is locked or disabled when you return it, we may have to charge you the full cost of the device and/or not process a repair/refund (if applicable).
Note: If you are not able to unlock or deactivate your device, please let us know before returning.

Please be sure that your device is restored to its factory settings without any personal data remaining prior to return. We will not be responsible for any use or disclosure of any data that is on the returned device during the assessment and repair process.