Apple Confirms HomePod Can Leave White Rings on Wood Surfaces With Oil or Wax Finishes [Updated]

[ani4ani]

you have no idea how quality bookshelf speakers look like

this is called attention to details what Apple was famous for couple of years ago

Ok found him....our forum expert who hasn’t a clue

Would you care to show me “how” they look like

 

[Delgibbons]

Tomorrow I’ll pick up my HomePod. I’ll place an IKEA pot stand under it:

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/87077700/

This is genius! One free with every Homepod
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Not quite. I did a grad paper study in B-School on Sony's peaks and valleys. There's A LOT more to it.

The forced obsolescence era of Sony and the built in malware with their Sonicstage software come to mind

 

[AppleScruff1]

Apparently Sonos products leave a mark too. Is there outrage over Sonos products?

Is there anyone on a Sonos forum defending Sonos?
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What did they miss? A disclaimer that if HomePod is sitting on wood tables treated with certain oils to put something underneath it? This is what I hate about the internet. Everything becomes a gage and everyone is in permanent outrage mode.

I'll bet you wouldn't be upset if the outrage was with Google or Samsung or......

 

[douglasf13]

I put mine on an Ikea trivet, which both stops the ring and cuts down on sound reflection off of the table. $4 for a 3 pack.

 

[yanki01]

remember the iPhone 4 free bumper case program? is this going to cause a free coaster?

 

[Baymowe335]

Comparing speaker to a drink is anything but common sense.

The drink coaster is to PROTECT your wood. You don't throw your keys on an expensive piece of furniture either. Your coffee table from IKEA isn't in the same league.

 

[gijoeinla]

I put mine on an Ikea trivet, which both stops the ring and cuts down on sound reflection off of the table. $4 for a 3 pack.

Gee how bout that ? People actually taking care of “their” furniture and NOT CoDependently crying that Apple should do it for them.

 

[DeepIn2U]

Radiating what exactly? And whatever "it" is, by what scientific process would it cause a ring on the table?

This has nothing to do with the speaker or whatever type of radiation you think the speaker is emitting. It's due to silicon reacting with the oiled surface. MacBook feet have the same effect.

Just like a ancient Chinese Gong half or 3/4 filled with water can, with wet hands rubbing on the rim, can vibrate the water so that it 'appears' to dance over the surface tension ... I'd figure the possibility can be done with oils out of a permeable surface.

Speakers CAN affect vibration/resonance and wood. Afterall, why do YOU think Wood is used so specifically for speakers and box bin designs?! Hmm.

 

[cmwade77]

Gee how bout that ? People actually taking care of “their” furniture and NOT CoDependently crying that Apple should do it for them.

Actually, I would say that given the price of the device, Apple should most definitely have tested this and provided a coaster if necessary.

 

[Endorphine88]

you shoud know that people expect a certain product quality from Apple and this quality and attention to the smallest possible details is just gone

The product's quality is obvious and exemplary. The way you use it and where you place it has no relevance to the quality. Had Apple covered their product in some sort of chemical that was known to react with surfaces then - yes, a disclaimer/warning is absolutely mandatory. This is an instance where you put something on top of a surface it is not meant to be on. My cheap Ikea bookcase is ring-free and serves its purpose very well. My expensive antique coffee table has a plethora of coasters on it and nothing is allowed to touch the wood without a coaster under it.

 

[douglasf13]

Gee how bout that ? People actually taking care of “their” furniture and NOT CoDependently crying that Apple should do it for them.

Yeah, works pretty well (sorry for the pic distortion.) I'm sure it's just my ears playing tricks on me, but it seems to sound a little better on the trivet. Others have said that isolating the HomePod from the table is a good idea, and I think this does that a bit (trivet is made of cork, I believe.)

 

[sracer]

Gee how bout that ? People actually taking care of “their” furniture and NOT CoDependently crying that Apple should do it for them.

Bingo. It is unrealistic for people to expect Apple to pay attention to details like that.

 

[Guy Clark]

Apples next big release the iCoaster which will retail for $2999

 

[Sy7ygy]

Try explaining why your home pod is using a coaster next time company comes over lol

A coaster? Try explaining why someone would own one at all.

 

[mcdj]

Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.

 

[djlythium]

Honestly, Apple hasn't innovated in quite a while.

I have a new Macbook Pro and I don't need a single dongle to operate it or connect anything to it, I just invested about $15 in new cables and all works just as it would with any USB port. The only difference is now I can charge my laptop in my car and from USB power bricks. So that is one where I think moving to all USB-C was a good choice.

The keyboard is perfectly usable for me and I am a touch typist.

But they are missing a lot of bugs that should be caught.

Psh. AirPods.

Argument fail.

 

[coolkid93]

Wow they literally put "A RING ON IT!"

And put a coaster on the bottom. Prob solved! Lol

 

[Brandhouse]

"try cleaning the surface with the manufacturer's suggested oiling method."

That isn't as simple as it sounds. You wouldn't know what type of danish oil was used and whether that oil was mixed with other things such as boiled linseed oil etc. And then there is the application of the oil...

 

[shawnjcullen]

I would like to think you're wrong. Sadly, I fear too that Apple is heading this way.

What mediocre products? Have I missed something?

 

[Mildredop]

I put mine on an Ikea trivet, which both stops the ring and cuts down on sound reflection off of the table. $4 for a 3 pack.

The Homepod equivalent of a dongle.

 

[kazmac]

Coming soon: the HomePod Coaster for only $59.99.

 

[sigma7]

White ring gate

 

[spriter]

Meh, Apple don't help themselves with things like this.

Testing, or lack thereof, in most things seems to have gone downhill these past few years.

 

[Marekul]

Actually, I would say that given the price of the device, Apple should most definitely have tested this and provided a coaster if necessary.

especially considering they worked for 6 years on this product. probably used other materials in development and then cut cost without QA.

 

[Guy Clark]

Meh, Apple don't help themselves with things like this.

Testing, or lack thereof, in most things seems to have gone downhill these past few years.

Yes things have gone down dramatically since the death of Steve Jobs. If he were still alive today Apple would be ahead of the game in innovation as the man had pride and drive.