WesTech GAC contactors can be supplied in an open-top gravity system or, more commonly, in pressure vessels. They are typically designed with a conical underdrain for convenient GAC replacement.
By contrast, the HomePod is essentially an extension of the iPhone, like an accessory. When someone asks the HomePod to open a third-party app, the request wonât go directly to the cloud, as with the Echo, but to an iPhone. As a result, developers can't write apps for the HomePod. They must create tweaked versions of existing iPhone apps.
Aside from the obvious comparisons to , as well as the and the , we don't actually know much about Apple's pricey Siri speaker. Here are the questions we still have about the HomePod, which is slated to hit stores in the US, UK and Australia this December (Â£270/AU$465, converted). Note: Apple did not immediately respond to our request for comment.