New HomePod Can Still Stain Some Wooden Surfaces

[Unregistered 4U]

What exactly could they fix? Is there some other material they could use for the base that would work just as well, not be more expensive and not cause any other issues? I’m assuming if there was they would have switched.

Apple was careless here. Everyone knows that Apple, unlike any company in the world, are expected to bend the laws of physics to make things work in ways that physics doesn’t allow. That they did not modify the quantum makeup of the elements that went into the creation of the HomePod OR alter, molecularly, every device in the world that has anything even remotely “varnish-ish” covering it such that the HomePod would not “do what silicon does” to it, is just another example of why Tim Apple has to go and be replaced by someone that has never run a company the size of Apple before.

I shouldn’t HAVE to, but… /s

 

[bradman83]

I’m glad to see the HomePod line is still making a mark.

 

[t0rqx]

This is NOT a new HomePod, it just old stock nothing has changed except removing some components and replacing the chip. This was expected.

Apple coasters are being made and swiftly available for $59.

 

[Unregistered 4U]

You would think Marques Brownlee would have better things to spend his time on.

He’s a YouTuber. For them, content is content. Likely to be one of the most watched, shared, commented videos this month. Even if he knows deep down inside, while scripting it, staging it, blocking it, shooting it and editing it, that there’s very little “there” there, he’s working for the algorithm, so there’s no way he’s NOT gonna do it

 

[alphaswift]

Use a doily.

Thanks for the tip, Grandma!

 

[coolfactor]

It's a shame, because this would be super easy to solve. They just need a thin hard surface on the bottom of the ring so the silicone still does its dampening job without making direct contact with the surface.

 

[coolfactor]

What exactly could they fix? Is there some other material they could use for the base that would work just as well, not be more expensive and not cause any other issues? I’m assuming if there was they would have switched.

Of course there is! This is just Apple not testing in normal "home" environments. They are testing only in their fancy, glitzy glass-laden labs.

 

[pdaholic]

It must be very upsetting to awaken and find a stain on your morning wood.

 

[atomic.flip]

It must be very upsetting to awaken and find a stain on your morning wood.

Dirty. Very dirty. LOL 🧼

 

[patent10021]

• Susie Greene : Do you respect wood, Susie?
  Susie Greene : Ehh yes, I do respect wood. Why?
  Larry David : You've demonstrated a consistent lack of respect for wood as I see it.
• Larry David : I respect wood. I revere wood. I'm considerate of wood.

 

[TinyMito]

Every time he says, “Hey Siri” in his video, my HomePod here keeps answering him… OMG!

STOP!

 

[Tagbert]

Oh, no! Staingate II 😆

 

[Tagbert]

I keep mine sitting on a small, round cork coaster. Mainly to reduce the transmission of vibrations to the table it is sitting on but I guess it prevents any plasticizers in the base from affecting the table finish.

 

[dwaite]

Hard to believe they didn't manage to fix that in 4 years

fix.. silicone?

 

[brofkand]

It's a shame, because this would be super easy to solve. They just need a thin hard surface on the bottom of the ring so the silicone still does its dampening job without making direct contact with the surface.

It's been an issue for decades with A/V equipment. The feet used leech into some wood finishes. It's nothing really new.

Using inert plastic would eliminate the leeching issue, but the hard plastic defeats the purpose of the silicone which is to dampen vibration.

 

[svish]

Should not cause that much of an issue. Can keep it on a small stand.

 

[andyyau]

People still use wood?

Should upgrade to Vibranium.

 

[zapmymac]

I graphene ceramic coated the bases of my 2 OG HomePods & the plastic faux wood ikea furniture top they sit on.

The real wood surfaces in my house have acrylic clear coat, so it doesn’t bother them.

easy fixes.

use a coaster on stained-only surfaces otherwise

 

[Unregistered 4U]

It's been an issue for decades with A/V equipment. The feet used leech into some wood finishes. It's nothing really new.

Using inert plastic would eliminate the leeching issue, but the hard plastic defeats the purpose of the silicone which is to dampen vibration.

“This should be super easy to solve, they should just let the vibrations sing out as a buzz instead of dampening them. WHY DIDN’T THEY DO THAT??”

 

[The Game 161]

It's a shame, because this would be super easy to solve. They just need a thin hard surface on the bottom of the ring so the silicone still does its dampening job without making direct contact with the surface.

Well it is really easy to solve by putting something under neath lol

 

[Radeon85]

Come on Tim, great time to make some extra money on a special HomePod stand. Wouldn't put it passed them as they do charge $19 for the Apple polishing cloth 😄

 

[slplss]

Just glue a piece of felt onto the bottom.

Instructions unclear, now I have a glued felt on my table.

 

[Duke24]

Can Marques Brownlee be put under a coaster? He must be an owner of a vineyard because all he's been doing as of late is be an Apple winer.

 

[cocky jeremy]

Instructions unclear, now I have a glued felt on my table.

Ah. Basically the same result. Just a different technique.

 

[Tagbert]

I graphene ceramic coated the bases of my 2 OG HomePods & the plastic faux wood ikea furniture top they sit on.

The real wood surfaces in my house have acrylic clear coat, so it doesn’t bother them.

easy fixes.

use a coaster on stained-only surfaces otherwise

I just use these for that kind of thing. 4" cork coasters. Damp the vibrations, protect the table, look like they belong in a living room.

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