<s>
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
has	O
produced	O
and	O
sold	O
numerous	O
music	O
and	O
multimedia	O
speakers	O
,	O
available	O
for	O
standalone	O
purchase	O
and	O
bundled	O
with	O
Macintosh	B-Device
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
1986	O
,	O
Apple	O
sold	O
a	O
special	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
Bose	O
RoomMate	O
speakers	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
computer	O
–	O
which	O
sported	O
a	O
built-in	O
Ensoniq	O
synthesizer	O
chip	O
with	O
optional	O
stereo	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
speakers	O
matched	O
the	O
platinum	O
gray	O
color	O
scheme	O
introduced	O
with	O
the	O
IIGS	B-Device
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
primarily	O
intended	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
which	O
it	O
cosmetically	O
matched	O
and	O
better	O
suited	O
for	O
its	O
advanced	O
audio	O
capabilities	O
,	O
the	O
speakers	O
were	O
also	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
early	O
Macintosh	B-Device
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
PowerCD	B-Device
introduced	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
Apple	O
released	O
two	O
versions	O
of	O
their	O
desktop	O
speakers	O
:	O
the	O
AppleDesign	O
Powered	O
Speakers	O
(	O
M6082	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
redesigned	O
AppleDesign	O
Powered	O
Speakers	O
II	O
(	O
M2497	O
)	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
speakers	O
came	O
in	O
platinum	O
gray	O
to	O
match	O
Apple	O
's	O
desktop	O
line	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
second	O
generation	O
were	O
smaller	O
,	O
curvier	O
and	O
came	O
in	O
both	O
platinum	O
gray	O
and	O
a	O
darker	O
granite	O
gray	O
color	O
designed	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
PowerBook	O
line	O
and	O
PowerCD	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
had	O
a	O
headphone	O
jack	O
in	O
the	O
front	O
of	O
one	O
speaker	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
volume	O
control	O
and	O
an	O
optional	O
subwoofer	B-Application
connection	O
port	O
on	O
some	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
bundled	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
model	O
M7963	O
clear	O
spherical/globe	O
Sound	O
Stick	O
2.1	O
based	O
speakers	O
with	O
the	O
Power	B-Device
Mac	I-Device
G4	I-Device
Cube	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
19	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
used	O
a	O
custom	O
USB	B-Protocol
interface	O
and	O
originally	O
worked	O
with	O
the	O
G4	B-Device
Cube	I-Device
,	O
Power	O
PCs	O
and	O
ADC/ADP	B-Protocol
monitor	O
screens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Jonathan	O
Ive	O
&	O
created	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
Harman	O
Kardon	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
enlarged	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Odyssey	O
speakers	O
built	O
in	O
to	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
G3	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	O
Pro	O
Speakers	O
were	O
introduced	O
in	O
January	O
2001	O
alongside	O
the	O
Power	B-Device
Mac	I-Device
G4	I-Device
Digital	I-Device
Audio	I-Device
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
G4	B-Device
Cube	I-Device
's	O
spherical	O
speakers	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
digital	O
audio	O
system	O
,	O
plastic	O
grilles	B-Device
,	O
white	O
rubber/silicone	O
surrounds	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
black	O
foam	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
G4	B-Device
cube	I-Device
speakers	O
and	O
changed	O
the	O
connector	O
to	O
a	O
proprietary	O
minijack	O
that	O
provided	O
both	O
power	O
and	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
purchase	O
for	O
$59	O
and	O
bundled	O
with	O
some	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
G4	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
announced	O
the	O
iSub	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
a	O
6-inch	O
subwoofer	B-Application
produced	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
Harman	O
Kardon	O
,	O
designed	O
by	O
Jony	O
Ive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
clear	O
plastic	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
aesthetic	O
of	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
G3	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
connected	O
over	O
USB	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
SoundSticks	O
II	O
were	O
a	O
minor	O
upgrade	O
,	O
adding	O
capacitive	O
volume	O
control	O
buttons	O
and	O
a	O
3.5mm	O
mini-jack	O
input	O
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
previous	O
USB	B-Protocol
input	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SoundSticks	O
Wireless	O
introduced	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
iPod	B-Device
Hi-Fi	O
is	O
a	O
speaker	O
system	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
any	O
iPod	B-Device
digital	O
music	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Hi-Fi	O
retailed	O
at	O
the	O
Apple	O
Store	O
for	O
US$349	O
until	O
its	O
discontinuation	O
on	O
September	O
5	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
iPod	I-Device
Hi-Fi	O
received	O
criticism	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
high	O
price	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
an	O
AM/FM	O
radio	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
limited	O
functionality	O
of	O
its	O
remote	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first-generation	O
HomePod	B-Device
smart	B-Device
speaker	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
on	O
June	O
5	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
a	O
small	O
touchscreen	O
on	O
its	O
top	O
,	O
seven	O
tweeters	B-Device
in	O
its	O
base	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
four-inch	O
woofer	B-Device
towards	O
the	O
top	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
six	O
microphones	B-Application
used	O
for	O
voice	B-Application
control	I-Application
and	O
acoustic	O
optimization	O
;	O
it	O
also	O
supports	O
beamforming	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
runs	O
the	O
audioOS	B-Device
operating	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
iOS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HomePod	B-Device
can	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
speaker	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
Siri	B-Application
voice	O
assistant	O
that	O
listens	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Hey	B-Application
Siri	I-Application
"	O
command	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first-generation	O
HomePod	B-Device
was	O
discontinued	O
on	O
March	O
13	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HomePod	B-Device
Mini	O
smart	B-Device
speaker	I-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
16	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
smaller	O
than	O
the	O
HomePod	B-Device
,	O
roughly	O
spherical	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
three	O
speakers	O
and	O
four	O
microphones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intercom	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
feature	O
on	O
HomePod	B-Device
and	O
HomePod	B-Device
Mini	O
introduced	O
in	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
14.1	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
14.1	I-Operating_System
,	O
allows	O
iPhone	O
,	O
iPad	O
,	O
and	O
Apple	O
Watch	O
users	O
with	O
multiple	O
HomePods	B-Device
and	O
HomePod	B-Device
Minis	O
to	O
communicate	O
between	O
rooms	O
using	O
their	O
voice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siri	B-Application
recognizes	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
voices	O
,	O
and	O
personalizes	O
responses	O
for	O
each	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
