The Reviews for Apple's HomePod Are In With days away until its Friday release, tech experts have been weighing in ion the highly-anticipated device. Matthew Panzarino, TechCrunch Megan Wollerton, CNET Nilay Patel, The Verge Joanna Stern, The Wall Street Journal Jim Dalrymple, The Loop The HomePod will officially launch this Friday, Feb. 9 in black and white colors for $349.