Is your HomePod leaving behind a white ring? Pad & Quill has a solution for that

 

Unless you’ve been under a rock the past couple of days you have probably heard that Apples newest product the HomePod has been in the news. However, not for reasons, you may think. Seems like HomePod has been leaving behind a white ring on some wooden surfaces. Don’t worry Pad & Quill, best known for their Artisan crafted leather accessories for Apple products, have you and your HomePod covered. They have designed a full-grain leather coaster specifically for the HomePod. That’s right for $19.99 you can protect all your wood surfaces from the evil white ring. The HomePod Coaster is crafted from durable and luxurious American Full-grain leather with an ultra soft leather backing with the artisan’s signature. The 4” round coaster is available in either Whiskey or Chestnut colored leather.

 

 

Bravo to Pad & Quill for being on top of the situation and quickly creating a high-quality solution to this First World problem. Because like it says on their web page “the only rings you should see in your home this season are of the Olympic variety on TV.” You can pick up the leather HomePod Coaster right now on Pad & Quill’s website.

The Sonos Two bundle laughs in the face of the HomePod launch

As if the $199 Sonos One wasn’t already a better value than the soon to be released Apple HomePod, Sonos just added insult to injury by announcing a special “Sonos Two” bundle that includes two Sonos One systems for $349. The deal will be available starting today (1/26/18), for a limited time only in the UK and US.

We reviewed the Sonos One back in October, when Sonos used the new speaker to bring Alexa into their eco-system. But it’s not just Alexa that Sonos supports, Sonos is committed to bringing Google Assistant support to the device sometime soon 2018. Furthermore, since the launch of the Sonos One, Sonos has added Spotify voice support, Alexa flash briefings, and they’ve improved the set-up process.

There’s no question about it, between HomePod and the Sonos One, the Sonos One is the more versatile of the two with support for more services and eco-systems – and it’s only going to get better with time thanks to software updates. But if that wasn’t enough to convince you, this deal might do it. After all, would you rather get two speakers and true stereo sound for $349 – or just a single HomePod for the same price? Details on this deal should be available on the Sonos site today.

It’s your move Apple.