Is there a pre-order date for Homepod?

Apple has revealed it will be available for $349 U.S.

HomePod arrives February 9, available to order this Friday - Apple

Pricing and Availability

HomePod is available at an Apple retail price of $349 (US) in white and space gray in the US, UK and Australia and available to order beginning Friday, January 26, from apple.com and the Apple Store app. HomePod will be available in Apple Stores and at select Apple Authorized Resellers, including Best Buy in the US; Argos, Dixons Carphone (Currys PC World), John Lewis, Shop Direct (Very and Littlewoods), EE and Apple Premium Resellers in the UK; and The Good Guys, Harvey Norman, JB Hi-Fi, Myer and Telstra in Australia, beginning Friday, February 9. HomePod will be available in France and Germany this spring.

HomePod is compatible with iPhone 5s or later, iPad Pro, iPad Air or later, iPad mini 2 or later, or iPod touch (6th generation) with iOS 11.2.5 or later.

All the information that's publicly available is here:

HomePod - Apple

It says that it will arrive in December.

JontyDuMonde wrote:

Now says early 2018 - wonder what happened here, wonder also whether the prices will be + or - previous quotes of £270 GBP given Sonos has been discounted in recent months.

And all the information we have is still what is on that page.

Apple doesn't make a habit of trying to match or undercut the prices of competing products.

This really *****. Got up needlessly at 3AM ET to order. I even sent a note to tim cook to an email address I found online complaining. They have wasted a lot of dedicate customers time. Saw where SONOS bundled 2 SONOS One speakers for 400 - $50 off. May that is the way to go.

Jesse Diaz wrote:

Maybe not for you...but for me yes

I truly envy the fact that that's the sort of problem you have. It beats having to worry about bills, medical issues, and the current state of the world.

Sonos makes a really good product, and they have some features that the HomePod will not have in its initial release, such as using two devices for stereo separation, and delivering different content to different HomePods.

Yeah I was definitely looking at Sonos....Ive read in some reviews that the Homepod is better than SOnos on the sound....They ranked them #1 Homepod and #2 Sonos. That will suck that the Homepods wont have the multi tasking out of the box but it will be worth the wait for me with the Apple TVs, iPhones, and ipads I have

Yes you can preorder today for delivery on feb 9,2018

Now says early 2018 - wonder what happened here, wonder also whether the prices will be + or - previous quotes of £270 GBP given Sonos has been discounted in recent months.

Order 1.26 Available starting 2.9

How much is the HomePod?

ANyone know what time presales start. I was assuming 12:01 PST

I read a few articles saying it will be 12:01 pst

Funny, does not seem to be a way to order it????? Am I looking in the wrong place?