Sonos has always gone its own way. The speaker manufacturer dedicated itself to network-connected speakers before there were home networks and they sold a tablet-like remote control before there were tablets. Their surround sound systems install quickly and run seamlessly. You can buy a few speakers, tap a few buttons, and have 5.1 sound in […]
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Sonos targets TV viewers with its new Beam smart speaker
Today, at a special media event in San Francisco, Sonos announced a new partnership with Apple and a brand new TV speaker, the Sonos Beam.
The Sonos Beam is essentially a smaller, smarter, and cheaper version of the company’s Playbase speaker. It inc…
Sonos announces the $399 Beam, a cheaper home theater smart speaker
Today, at a special event in San Francisco, Sonos announced a compact home theater smart speaker, the Sonos Beam. The cheaper $399 device boasts a much smaller footprint than its previous home theater products; the company says Beam is 60 percent smaller and 28 percent shorter than the Playbase. The speaker is available for pre-order starting today. […]
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The advanced universal remote market is not a very crowded market. In fact, for a while now, Logitech’s Harmony line has been pretty much the only game in town. Newcomer NEEO wants to upset that monopoly with its new NEEO Remote and NEEO Brain combo ($369), which is a system that can connect just about […]
View More The NEEO universal remote is a modern Logitech Harmony alternativeSonos One’s Alexa support comes to Canada
Sonos One users in Canada can now join their peers south of the border in yelling requests at their connected speakers – a free update issued today enables Amazon Alexa on the Sonos One. The One launched with Alexa support in the U.S., but while the speaker has been available to Canadian buyers since late last year, Alexa voice commands are new with the update. That means Canadians will… Read More
Sonos One is the speaker to beat for those that want great sound and smarts
The connected speaker wars are upon us, and one day they will be detailed in history books for all to remember. But here now, it can be hard to cut through the various narratives surrounding the options out there and pick a winner. Now that the cards are on the table in terms of offerings from the major players, however, it’s pretty clear that Sonos has the best option available for… Read More
Welp, looks like the Sonos One also damages furniture
In the past few days, owners of Apple’s HomePod have found that the device leaves visible white rings on their furniture. But it turns out the HomePod isn’t the only speaker that can damage furniture.
A reviewer from Tom’s Guide found Thursday …
A four-sentence HomePod review (with appendices)
Apple’s HomePod delivers superior sound quality and solid Siri performance but still lags behind competition on breadth of voice commands. Read More
Shots fired at HomePod with new Sonos One deal
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Shots. Fired.
Sonos will offer a Sonos One bundle deal starting on Friday that includes two of their Alexa-equipped smart speakers for $349, according to 9to5Mac. For those of you keeping track, that’s the same price as Apple’s HomePod, which goes on sale the exact same day (but will ship in two weeks).
And Sonos isn’t being exactly subtle about it.
Two is better than one. Get two Sonos Ones with @amazon Alexa built in and over 80 streaming services. On sale tomorrow for a limited timepic.twitter.com/5bXd3tCrKK
— Sonos (@Sonos) January 25, 2018 Read more…
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Two Sonos One speakers now cost $349 – the same as one Apple HomePod
Sonos is offering a special limited deal for its new Sonos One smart speaker, which works with Amazon’s Alexa right now, and is gaining support for Google Assistant in a future update: You can buy two for $349, which is the same price as one of Apple’s HomePod Siri-enabled speakers. This is likely not a coincidence.
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Certain Sonos and Bose models can be accessed by hackers to play sound remotely
Researchers at Trend Micro have discovered a potential hack opening key speakers from Sonos and Bose to remote access. As first reported by Wired, the Sonos Play:1, Sonos One, and Bose SoundTouch systems can be located and taken over through an o…
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