I wrote last time that one of the tests of truly useful technology is how quickly it stops feeling like a luxury and starts feeling like something you wouldn’t want to live without.
For me, streaming music started out as a luxury – something I used to supplement my own collection of music – and has turned into my primary music source. Not just because it gives me access to music that would otherwise have cost me a fortune, but also because For You playlists have introduced me to more new artists than I could count.
I’m finding that HomePod is moving rather rapidly into the same category: a gadget I wouldn’t want to be without.
A month on, I can report that HomePod has definitely completed that transition …
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