Uh oh! Apple's HomePod can stain some wood furniture

The HomePod in fact sounds great. At the same time, however, Apple's $349 smart speaker has been tarnished for having a virtual voice-driven assistant Siri, that isn't as smart or useful as Alexa on Amazon Echo speakers or the Google Assistant on Google Home speakers. More: Apple's pricey HomePod sounds great but exacts some trade-offs And now there's a very different kind of stain being directed at HomePod: it can leave a white ring on some wood furniture. Apple has acknowledged the issue, which was first spotted by reviewers at Wirecutter and the gadget site Pocket-Lint, and by some users on Twitter. John Birchman tweeted, "Wait, so Apple's Home Pod is leaving marks on wood surfaces treated with oil or wax? Home Pod Coasters to hit the market in 3, 2, 1…" Wait, so Apple's Home Pod is leaving marks on wood surfaces treated with oil or wax?