Apple finally announced its new smart speaker, the HomePod, at WWDC, Apple's annual developer conference in San Jose, California on Monday. The Siri-powered home speaker is widely being seen as Apple's answer to Google Home and Amazon Echo. It promises better sound and uses Siri, Apple's digital assistant, to do things like play music, control smart devices, and answer questions for a steep $349 or roughly 22,400 rupees. However, all Twitter is wondering is what possibly inspired the HomePod's design:
Was it a humble roll of toilet paper?
Turns out I already have a #HomePod pic.twitter.com/VFUY6jfPIm
— Raz (@raztweets) June 5, 2017
I have the perfect stand for the new Apple #HomePod pic.twitter.com/bPxX8mSM4E
— Raz (@raztweets) June 5, 2017
Or perhaps the Queen's Guard?
iGuard. Now with male voice. #Homepodhttps://t.co/yNDDlEj59Y pic.twitter.com/n72AO1nCIa
— 9GAG (@9GAG) June 6, 2017
A fancy trashcan?
HomePod somehow looks more like a trash can than the Mac Pro pic.twitter.com/awXwrTfvPu
— Michael Steeber (@MichaelSteeber) June 5, 2017
Or could it be a pineapple?
Der neue Apple HomePod sieht aus wie eine Ananas.#Apple #homepod #KeynoteApple #wwdc2017 pic.twitter.com/E4VC8QXphS
— é (@Kai_Erne) June 5, 2017
Umm...cotton balls?
I figured out what the #Homepod looks like! #WWDC2017 pic.twitter.com/bcp0RgiN3D
— Nick / SGC (@SGCBarbierian) June 5, 2017
An unassuming spool of thread or yarn?
Was this the HomePod inspiration? pic.twitter.com/EXoj1y1cHk
— Jenna Ezarik (@jennaezarik) June 5, 2017
— Alan McCoy (@120pagemonster) June 5, 2017
Wow, the #HomePod comes in so many colours! #wwdc2017 pic.twitter.com/Bf4slYNlEC
— Michael G://ett (@MichaelGillett) June 5, 2017
The HomePod's mesh exterior is making Twitter LOL:
Am I the only one who thinks the new HomePod looks like a 2013 Mac Pro shoved into a fishnet stocking??? #wwdc2017 #HomePod pic.twitter.com/SIjNeZQhS1
— sarah (@sarahbeeknits) June 5, 2017
Of course, this isn't the first time that a new Apple release has been widely panned online and it's safe to assume it won't be the last. What remains to be seen is whether the HomePod turns out to be the smashing success Apple hopes it to be.
