https://hackernoon.com/some-questions-about-the-homepod-before-its-launch-2-communications-49cf955cd8c8

This week Apple finally announced that from February 9th they would be selling their HomePod, a new smart speaker to compete with Amazon’s Echo or Google Home (or maybe with Sonos). The HomePod was originally announced on the WWDC last year, at that point expected by the end of 2017.

After all these months, there are still things that are not clear about how the device will work. This can make some users wait for the first reviews, or friends advice, before deciding to spend the $345 it will launch for.