Tag: Sonos

Google Home Mini sales help propel market share in smart speaker race against Amazon
Apple HomePod

Apple HomePod a tough sell especially without multi-room music

You have to really, really love Apple (and Apple Music!) for the HomePod to be a smarter buyer than the reasonably priced alternatives from Amazon and Google and Sonos.
Sonos 8.3 - Navigation and Display Improvements

Sonos app gets dark Now Playing screen, improved menus

You've got to hand it to the Sonos team. Despite the crush of competition for whole home audio from heavyweights such as Amazon (Echo), Google (Google Home), and others like Bose, Samsung (speakers plus SmartThings hub) and Heos (by AVR maker Denon) the Santa Barbara speaker company continues to innovate...
Amazon Alexa now playing music interface (Web)

Smart Home Audio: Amazon should create dedicated Alexa music app for its Echo speakers

With its recent addition of "Everywhere" mode, Amazon is pushing hard into the whole home audio market. Traditionally that's been the domains of the likes of custom installers, and, more recently, Sonos. In the Alexa app or in its companion browser interface, you can select songs, stations, playlists from various...
Apple HomePod delayed to 2018 - A huge miss, cedes market share to Amazon and Google.

HomePod delay a massive miss by Apple

Delaying HomePod to 2018 means Apple will lose buyers to Amazon and Google this holiday season. It could be a very costly decision.
Alexa app compared to Sonos for whole home audio

Amazon adds whole home audio to Echo speakers, gives Sonos the ultimate death stare

It's called Multi-Room Music and the new feature enables several Echo smart speakers to stream music in sync across the home.
Sonos Beta 6.4 App Update - What's new?

Sonos app update is all about flow of music

The best gets even better.

Sonos updates Android App with modern, flat UI (Review)

I gave the beta Sonos Android app a spin on my Nexus 5 and came away impressed. Universal search is a welcome addition and the new look is clean and modern.

Sonos now streams music from your Android

Tap "This Mobile Device" on the Sonos app for Android and you can navigate content on your phone, and then select play to send it the Sonos.

Sonos software update a winner

Color me impressed. The 4.0 update rocks. I've got a Sonos 'Connect' hooked up via a honkin' Onkyo TX-NR809 receiver to my whole home audio system which consists of 6 pairs of speakers both inside and outside the home. In a word: nirvana.