Baidu’s new robot smart speakers are nothing like Amazon’s Echo
Chinese creators Baidu are diversifying the booming smart speaker market with their own unique additions. Baidu have earned a reputation for having built one of the first deep dive artificial...
View ArticleTidal apps now have the power to control Sonos
Jay-Z’s music streaming service Tidal has added Sonos controls to their mobile app for a simple, streaming dream. Subscribers to Tidal’s music streaming service with a Sonos speaker are in for a treat....
View ArticleAmazon’s Echo Show gets first exclusive entertainment show from 7digital
7digital have launched an entertainment news channel on Amazon’s new Echo, the first exclusive video content for the new speaker/screen combo. Amazon’s latest addition to their popular Echo home...
View ArticleYouTube’s back on Amazon Echo Show with Vimeo and Dailymotion
The new Echo Show brings video to your home speaker and now you can stream YouTube on it, again. The new Amazon Echo Show introduced a screen to the wave of new smart home speakers coming out since the...
View ArticleSonos might be built into IKEA furniture after new partnership
Would you stream music through your furniture? You may be able to soon with a new partnership between Sonos and IKEA. In what IKEA calls their third-step for its Home Smart initiative which has so far...
View ArticleGoogle Home Max brings HQ audio and voice activation together
Google have just launched their biggest, baddest home speaker yet with a bunch of new features that will make it even better. Google have just launched the Google Home Max, their new Home speaker that...
View ArticleSamsung reveal their smart speaker launching next year
Samsung are taking on Amazon, Google, Apple and seemingly everyone in tech with the announcement of their own smart home speaker. It seems like everyone wants in on the home speaker revolution since...
View ArticleVideo: Google Home Max Review – $400 Smart Speaker to Compete with Sonos
Here is a full review of the new Google Home Max smart speaker. The speaker has a very simple design and has some amazing features as well. The post Video: Google Home Max Review – $400 Smart Speaker...
View ArticleLook out Amazon, Google’s new Smart Display sounds a lot like the Echo Show
Amazon pioneered Smart speakers, then Google jumped on the train. Then Amazon launched an Echo with video, now Google are too. Google have just announced their Smart Display, a screen with Smart...
View ArticlePay musicians with claps for every stream with this new speaker
Volareo could revolutionise the streaming game with great payouts for artists and even the ability to tip artists with claps. Volareo is a speaker and a music streaming service all in one that could...
View ArticleSonos bundle offer 2 Alexa-powered speakers at a discount
Been waiting for a good excuse to get a Sonos speaker? Well their new limited time bundle is an excuse to get 2. Sonos are offering 2 Sonos One speakers for $398 / £349 so that you can instantly make...
View ArticleApple’s HomePod sounds amazing but that’s about it
Apple’s version of the Amazon Echo is available now and sounds unbeatable, but as a home speaker it’s incredibly restrictive and… Apple-y. Apple revealed last year that they would be bringing out their...
View ArticlePlay vinyl, decks, instruments and more on Apple’s HomePod with one app
Apple’s new HomePod sounds pretty great but it’s not that diverse with what you connect to it, but this one app will let you stream anything. The Apple HomePod has been praised for having amazing audio...
View ArticleBang & Olufsen are helping you transform old speakers into smart speakers
Dust off those vintage speakers and breathe new life into them with Bang & Olufsen’s new project transforming them into WiFi Smart speakers. As everything becomes internet-connected we’re quickly...
View ArticleSpotify are also apparently making a Smart speaker because everyone is now
Spotify are branching from streaming into “category defining” hardware products, and going head to head with the busy Smart speaker market. So after Apple launched the HomePod earlier this month,...
View ArticleIKEA branching out from flatpack furniture unveiling music products
IKEA have revealed the final design for their new range of music products coming next year in partnership with Teenage Engineering. Last year IKEA announced that they were partnering up with Teenage...
View ArticleSamsung’s smart speaker ‘Bixby’ drops later this year
Later this year Samsung will join just about every tech company in the world right now with the launch of their own smart speaker. So in a month where Apple have launched the HomePod and Facebook and...
View ArticleSpotify smart speakers could be on the way as they test voice search
Spotify are going to start doing what you say as they test voice searches and look towards the potential of making their own smart speakers. Spotify have added voice search for certain users so that...
View ArticleAudible is back on Sonos to stream audiobooks around your house
Amazon have brought their audiobook app back to Sonos speaker systems for a wireless, quality listening experience with your books. It’s been two years since Audible was last working on Sonos speakers...
View ArticleSpotify’s value soars as they join the stock market for the 1st time
Spotify have made their debut on the stock market and it has rocketed their valuation skywards. After rumours suggesting that Spotify were working towards an IPO for over a year they have instead just...
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