The new Sonos Ray is Sonos’ most compact and affordable soundbar to date. [credit: Jeff Dunn ] Confirming earlier rumors, Sonos on Wednesday announced a new soundbar aimed at more budget-conscious buyers, as well as a new voice-control feature for its existing speakers. The former is called the Sonos Ray and will be available on […]
Enlarge / Sonos Beam soundbar. (credit: Sonos) According to a report from The Verge on Wednesday, Sonos is launching a voice assistant on June 1. The publication cited “people familiar with the company’s plans” who claim the feature will bring voice control to Sonos’ home audio products. A Sonos rep told Ars Technica that the […]
Spotify’s logo and branding. (credit: Spotify) Streaming-audio platform Spotify has announced its acquisition of two podcasting companies, each of which sheds some light on Spotify’s long-term plan to dominate the podcasting business. The online audio giant is acquiring both Podsights and Chartable. The companies make two of the leading tools related to marketing, advertising, metrics, […]
Enlarge / The Sonos One. (credit: Jeff Dunn) Sonos has acquired Bluetooth audio startup T2 Software, according to a new report in Protocol. The acquisition signals that Sonos is preparing to introduce new technologies and new products in the wireless audio space, potentially including its first pair of wireless headphones. Prior reports in Bloomberg and […]
First responders to the Astroworld Festival tragedy a week ago did all they could to try to get help to people caught in the crowd surge and left injured or worse. Late Thursday afternoon, new audio was publicly released detailing some of the radio communications that EMTs, paramedics, police, and first responders all made in […]
Jamie Lynn Spears got quite emotional on Saturday, and decided to post her feelings across social media — twice, to be exact. The 30-year-old former Zoey 101 star posted a bizarre pair of audio clips on her Instagram Stories on Saturday night, in which she can be heard openly sobbing as her 3-year-old daughter Ivey attempts […]
Apple Music on an iPhone with these new audio features enabled. [credit: Apple ] Today, Apple announced that its Apple Music streaming app will get two major new audio features next month: lossless audio support and spatial audio with Dolby Atmos for a wide range of supported headphones and speakers. Apple Music will play songs […]
Buzzy social audio app Clubhouse’s rise to popularity has big tech giants entering the game. But how long will they hype last? Read More
Clubhouse’s rise to popularity has tech giants entering the game. But how long will the hype last? Read More
Apple’s HomePod. [credit: Jeff Dunn ] Apple has discontinued production of the pricey HomePod smart speaker that it began shipping in 2018. The speaker will still be sold until supplies run out, but the space gray version is already gone from Apple’s online store. Only the white version remains, though you might be able to […]