Today we’ve got the latest stories around HomePod’s official launch, plus weekend Apple deals from 9to5Toys.

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Hosts:

• Zac Hall
• Trevor Daugherty

Links:

• Find out everything HomePod can do in the online User Guide
• HomePod repair cost nearly price of new unit, AppleCare+ ideal for parents and pet owners
• Sonos welcomes ‘Fruit Machine’ Apple’s HomePod with a clever playlist and a snarky hidden message
• HomePod Diary: Hands-on, and this thing is a Sonos Play 5 killer
• Here’s how Apple is displaying HomePod in its retail stores [Gallery]
• Before HomePod: History of the short-lived iPod Hi-Fi
• 9to5Toys

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