Apple's HomePod Speakers Leave White Marks on Wood (bbc.com)

Apple's new smart speakers can discolour wooden surfaces, leaving a white mark where they are placed, the firm has acknowledged. From a report: The US company has suggested that owners may have to re-oil furniture if the HomePod is moved. The device went on sale last week after having been delayed from its original 2017 release date. Apple told Pocket-lint that it was "not unusual" for speakers with silicone bases to leave a "mild mark." But the gadget review site told the BBC it had never seen anything like this problem. The website's founder, Stuart Miles, told the BBC that a speaker left a mark on his kitchen worktop within 20 minutes.

Comments

Setting it down wrong

[Scarred Intellect]

The users are obviously setting it down wrong.

sticky problem

[kencurry]

The speaker has to sit directly on the surface to get good base response. Using a coaster affects listening. So ironically, a glass iBass(@TM- I'm calling dibbs) for $49.99 might be the best solution.