Sonos is fighting a war to stay relevant

Posted on 18/12/2020 by Engadget

For Sonos, 2020 began in dramatic fashion. While the tech world was focused on CES, the company made a splash by suing Google for allegedly infringing five of its wireless speaker patents. Sonos said this was just a small portion of Google’s overall...

Apple’s HomePod mini won’t leave marks on your fancy wood furniture

Posted on 12/11/2020 by Engadget

Between its diminutive size and more affordable price tag, Apple’s new HomePod mini has a lot going for it over its $300 predecessor. But its greatest strength might be what it won’t do to your expensive furniture. That is, it won’t leave unsightly w...

Apple HomePod mini review: An acceptable Echo alternative

Posted on 12/11/2020 by Engadget

Apple’s HomePod was a bit of a tough sell when it launched in 2018. The $350 speaker (now selling for $300) was far more expensive than the Amazon Echo or Google Home, and Siri was less capable and intelligent than Alexa or Google Assistant. One thin...

YouTube Music’s free tier allows personal library casting

Posted on 06/10/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

YouTube Music can now cast your uploaded songs to a smart speaker even if you don't have a premium account. 9to5Google has confirmed the welcome change, which is merely one of the many transformations the app has gone through and will keep on going t...

Google countersues Sonos for smart speaker patent infringement

Posted on 12/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

In the latest move of a heated smart speaker legal battle, Google has countersued Sonos, claiming the smart speaker company infringed its patents, Bloomberg has reported. The fight erupted in January this year when Sonos sued Google for alleged paten...

The Sonos Arc is a smart soundbar with Dolby Atmos support

Posted on 06/05/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

A lot has changed in the home theater world since Sonos first released the Playbar in 2013. TVs have gotten a lot bigger, and new audio formats like Dolby Atmos have made their way from movie theaters into the home. Sonos has also released other home...

Sonos is releasing a new OS and controller app for its speakers this June

Posted on 17/03/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Back in January, Sonos made the unpopular announcement that it wouldn't be providing new features for its oldest hardware products after May of this year. Since then, the company has sought to clarify that those devices will still work as they do now...

US opens investigation into Google amid Sonos patent suit

Posted on 06/02/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

It's been about a month since Sonos sued Google for allegedly violating some of its patents behind syncing wireless speakers, and now the US government is getting involved. The US International Trade Commission today announced that it had voted to in...

Amazon Echo review (2019): Low-priced, but not low-end

Posted on 30/10/2019 by Engadget RSS Feed

Amazon might be a bit Echo crazy at the moment, judging from the sheer volume of Alexa-powered devices it announced last month. But the company clearly hasn't forgotten about the device that started it all: the Echo smart speaker. It proved that voic...

Samsung Galaxy Home mini surfaces in FCC filing

Posted on 21/05/2019 by Engadget RSS Feed

The Galaxy Home smart speaker hasn't hit stores yet, but that hasn't stopped Samsung from working on a miniature version of the Bixby-powered device. As spotted by CNET, a smaller version of the Galaxy Home was revealed in an FCC filing released on T...

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