I try out Apple’s new HomePod for TidBITS

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As someone who’s ambivalent at best about listening to music, I’m not an obvious user candidate for Apple’s new HomePod speaker.

After all, the audio device is inextricably tied to the Apple Music service and aimed at those with ravenous appetites for all manner of melody. The speaker is, first and foremost, a music appliance.

Yet, I adore the HomePod.

It’s precisely what I crave, a compact yet killer-sounding speaker for my home office so I can play my favorite podcasts, get caught up the...