Apple's big wow moments: a voice speaker and augmented reality

Apple introduced the HomePod, its rival to Amazon's Echo, at the 2017 WWDC. Apple's new HomPod features seven tweeters, one subwoofer and Siri assitance. The iPhone maker has finally jumped into two of the hottest tech trends of the last two years -- augmented reality and voice-activated speakers, with a promise to dominate these markets pioneered by its rivals. Two years after Amazon introduced its sleeper hit Echo device, and a year after Google Home, Apple now has the voice-activated HomePod, a high-end music speaker priced at $349 that will be powered by Siri. That often maligned but widely used artificial intelligence assistant is also getting an upgrade, though for HomePod, Siri's main task is clear: play music.